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Gender, Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport

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Sport & Gender – (inter)nationale sportsoziologische Geschlechterforschung

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Most people will agree that participation in sport is a positive activity and that the sporting field is a safe arena. But since sport in many ways is a mirror of society, one should not be surprised that research over the last 20 years has shown that problems related to sexual harassment and abuse also occur in sport.

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    Kari Fasting

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Fasting, K. (2017). Gender, Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport. In: Sobiech, G., Günter, S. (eds) Sport & Gender – (inter)nationale sportsoziologische Geschlechterforschung. Geschlecht und Gesellschaft, vol 59. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13098-5_12

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