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Gender Politics in US College Athletic Departments

The Case of the University of Minnesota Merger

Authors:

  1. Lisa A. Kihl

    1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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  2. Vicki D. Schull

    1. Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

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  3. Sally Shaw

    1. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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  • Provides an in-depth analysis of the gendered politics behind the merger of the women's and men's athletic departments at a university

  • Draws on historical documents, interviews, and media to illustrate the histor of gender segregated athletic departments in the US and internationally

  • Includes broader practical implications and theoretical contributions relating to the nuances of organizational change as a complex, political, gendered relational process.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction and Theoretical Framework

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 1-16

  3. Ms. and M

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 17-35

  4. To Merge or Not to Merge: That Is the Question!

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 37-57

  5. Minnesota’s Merger Syndrome

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 59-94

  6. The Rubber Hits the Road!

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 95-118

  7. We Are Minnesota!

    • Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw
    Pages 119-134

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 135-147
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About this book

This book examines the gendered politics in the context of a merger of the women’s and men’s athletic departments at the University of Minnesota over a ten year plus span. Examining the athletic department merger helps us understand women's continual under-representation in University athletics despite Title IX legislation passing 40 years ago. Using interview with organizational stakeholders and archival document data, the book explores how organizational change in the form of a merger is gendered with relation to the premerger, merged, post-merger stages. 
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Keywords

  • organizational change
  • gender equity
  • Title IX
  • merger processes
  • merger stages
  • gendered relational process
  • Sociology of Sport
  • anthropology
  • education
  • ethnography
  • gender
  • politics
  • social science
  • sociology
  • university
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Lisa A. Kihl

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA

    Vicki D. Schull

  • University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Sally Shaw

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About the authors

Lisa A. Kihl is Associate Professor of Sport Management in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, USA. Her teaching interests intersect sport ethics, policy, and governance. She has published in the areas of sport corruption, corporate social responsibility, athletes and governance, and leadership and organizational change in sport. 

Vicki D. Schull is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Performance at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA. Her research interests include leadership in sport, gender relations in sport, issues in intercollegiate athletics, and organizational change in sport.


Sally Shaw is Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago, New Zealand.She has published widely in leading sport management journals. Her research interests include gender relations in sport organisations, sport organization governance, and the development of anti-homophobia policies in sport. 
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gender Politics in US College Athletic Departments

  • Book Subtitle: The Case of the University of Minnesota Merger

  • Authors: Lisa A. Kihl, Vicki D. Schull, Sally Shaw

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48509-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-48508-3Published: 10 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-48509-0Published: 09 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 147

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociology of Education, Ethnography, Sport Sociology, Gender Studies, Organization and Leadership, Anthropology

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eBook EUR 42.79
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  • ISBN: 978-1-137-48509-0
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Hardcover Book EUR 54.49
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