Don Sabo: 2 books
No Slam Dunk
Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
In just a few decades, sport has undergone a radical gender transformation. However, Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner suggest that the progress toward gender equity in sports is far from complete. The continuing barriers to full and equal participation for young people, the far lower pay for most...
Child's Play
Sport in Kids' Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Is sport good for kids? When answering this question, both critics and advocates of youth sports tend to fixate on matters of health, whether condemning contact sports for their concussion risk or prescribing athletics as a cure for the childhood obesity epidemic. Child’s Play presents a more nuanced...