Women Sport and Society in Modern China Holding up More than Half the Sky 1st Edition by Dong Jinxia 0714652350 9780714652351

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ISBN 10: 0714652350

ISBN 13: 9780714652351

Author: Dong Jinxia

Drawing on Chinese sources hitherto unavailable in the West including official documents and interviews with top athletes, the author explores the rise of Chinese super sportswomen and their relationship with politics, culture and society before and during the Cultural Revolution and through China’s transition to a market economy.

Table of contents:

1: Women, Society and Sport in the Early Years of the New China
Analysis: Overview
Analysis: Illustrative Case Studies
Conclusion

2: Women, Society and Elite Sport in the New China between 1957 and 1965
Analysis: Overview
Analysis: Illustrative Case Studies
Conclusion

3: Women, Society and Elite Sport during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76)
Analysis: Overview
Analysis: Illustrative Case Studies
Conclusion

4: Women, Society and Elite Sport in the First Decade of Economic Reform (1977–89)
Analysis: Overview
Analysis: Illustrative Case Studies
Conclusion

5: Women, Society and Elite Sport in the Transition to a Market Economy (1990–98)
Analysis: Overview
Analysis: Illustrative Case Studies
Conclusion

6: Olympic Success, Drug Violations and Elite Women’s Sport in the New China
Drug Culture versus Anti-Drug Campaigns
Behind the Drugs
Decentralisation and Drug Offences
Drugs, Disgrace and Women’s Sport in China
Conclusion

7: New Women for a New Age: Conquest and Confrontation—Successful Sportswomen
The Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team: Sacrifices and Rewards
The Ma Family Army: Coach, Athletes and Confrontation
Speed Skater Ye Qiaobo: Clash of Gender Ideals
Steps to Success
Conclusion

8: Mobility, Stratification and Sportswomen in the New China
Social Mobility
Occupational Prestige, Social Mobility and Sportswomen
Family Background, Social Mobility and Involvement in Sport
Geographical and Social Mobility of Sportswomen
Stratification, Post-Athletic Careers and Educational Opportunities
Conclusion

9: Gender Relations and Sport in the New China: Continuity, Change and Gender Culture
Partnership in the Sports Community
Reform: Male Coach and Female Athlete
Family, Marriage and Careers in Sport
Opportunities and Challenges
Conclusion

Epilogue: Elite Women’s Sport in China: Bridging the Past and the Future
Past Action
Future Prospects

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