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Tilting the Playing Field
Jessica Gavora
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Description for Tilting the Playing Field
Paperback. Looks at how Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in 1972 - and its unintended consequences - has affected our view of sports, sex, and schools. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JN; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
When Congress passed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in 1972, they seemed to be doing something laudable and also long overdue-prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in America's schools. But thirty years later, a law designed to guarantee equal opportunity has become the most explicit, government-enforced quota regime in America, putting boys and men on the losing side of a battle for athletic and educational opportunity. A former athlete herself, Jessica Gavora interviewed dozens of leading college athletes, educators and legal experts for this provocative, yet carefully researched book. She argues that the 1999 World Cup victory ... Read more
When Congress passed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in 1972, they seemed to be doing something laudable and also long overdue-prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in America's schools. But thirty years later, a law designed to guarantee equal opportunity has become the most explicit, government-enforced quota regime in America, putting boys and men on the losing side of a battle for athletic and educational opportunity. A former athlete herself, Jessica Gavora interviewed dozens of leading college athletes, educators and legal experts for this provocative, yet carefully researched book. She argues that the 1999 World Cup victory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781893554801
SKU
V9781893554801
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