Sex Segregation in Sports: Why Separate Is Not Equal: Why Separate Is Not Equal

by Adrienne N. Milner, Jomills Henry Braddock II

Overview

Will the creation of coed teams help mitigate issues of perceived sex discrimination in sports, or will equity among male and female athletes come from better enforcement of the "separate but equal" ideal? This book examines this highly charged issue, specifically challenging the effectiveness of Title IX and arguing that it be ousted in favor of sex integration. This is the first book to present both legal and social arguments for the elimination of sex segregation in sports and provide tangible solutions to address this issue.

Authors Adrienne N. Milner and Jomills Henry Braddock II lay out the potential benefits of comingling male and female athletes, illustrating how this process may translate to greater sex equality in social, economic, and political contexts. In addition, this forward-thinking work offers specific recommendations for facilitating the integration of sexes in sports and discusses the importance of changing attitudes and ideology within the sports community and the general public to achieve this goal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440838118
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/12/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Adrienne N. Milner, PhD, is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Jomills Henry Braddock II, PhD, is professor of sociology at the University of Miami.

What People are Saying About This

Kenneth L. Shropshire

"In an age when there is a belief that all is well with women in sport, the authors provide us with the real deal. If you want to understand where we are and get a sense of where we should be with regard to women in sports, this book is for you. An excellent piece of scholarship."

Sue Klein

"Reading Sex Segregation in Sports: Why Separate is Not Equal is a good way to broaden your thinking about the value of coeducation, especially in sports where many of us agree there is too much sex discrimination and sex segregation that is detrimental to girls and women, especially if they are African American and Hispanic. You will probably agree with most of the authors' research-based assumptions about the problems with sex discrimination in sports, but you may want to change or improve on many of their recommendations. For example, does the Title IX regulation allowing sex segregation for contact sports need to be changed to catch up with the increasingly common practice of allowing girls to participate in contact sports with boys? Is it okay to keep boys out of girls' teams involving contact sports? Is separate ever equal when public funds are being used in a totally exclusionary way just for girls or just for boys in sports, mentorships, classes, schools? Thanks to Drs. Milner and Braddock for helping us understand how ending race and sex segregation in athletics will have valuable by- products, not only for equal opportunities, but for improving health, safety, and many other aspects of our society. I look forward to substantial follow-up research and legal analyses of ways to end sex discriminatory segregation in sports and other areas."

Gloria Ladson-Billings

"Like Brown vs. Board of Education before it, Title IX was hailed as an amazing victory for equal rights. However, the truth of its implementation has been less than ideal. We are still struggling to provide equal quality opportunities for girls and young women in the U.S. and Milner and Braddock are not afraid to say so in a cogent analysis of policy and procedure. This is an important read for sports administrators, coaches, scholars, and athletes at all levels."