RUNNING OFF-TACKLE THROUGH THE LAST BASTION: WOMEN, RESISTANCE, AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
@article{Packard2009RUNNINGOT, title={RUNNING OFF-TACKLE THROUGH THE LAST BASTION: WOMEN, RESISTANCE, AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL}, author={Josh Packard}, journal={Sociological Spectrum}, year={2009}, volume={29}, pages={321 - 345} }
This article discusses the mechanisms that must be in place in order for women to successfully resist institutionalized gender norms. This research draws on over 200 hours of observations of and 20 in-depth interviews with women playing full contact football, a sport traditionally dominated by men and firmly planted in the culture of the U.S. as synonymous with masculinity. Following the work of recent calls by gender scholars to treat gender as a social institution, this research shows that at…
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