Michela Musto

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No Slam Dunk

Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change

Rutgers University Press

No Slam Dunk provides important theoretical and empirical insights into the contemporary world of sports to help explain the unevenness of social change and how, despite significant progress, gender equality in sports has been “No Slam Dunk.” 

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Child's Play

Sport in Kids' Worlds

Rutgers University Press

Is sport good for kids? Child’s Play presents a nuanced examination of this question, considering not only the physical impacts of youth athletics, but its psychological and social ramifications as well. The eleven original scholarly essays in this collection provide a probing look into how sports—in community athletic leagues, in schools, and even on television—play a major role in how young people view themselves, shape their identities, and imagine their place in society.

  • Copyright year: 2016
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