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Women, Horseracing and Gender: Becoming 'One of the Lads' (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)

Deborah Butler

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Description:How do the class and gender inequalities found in horse-racing affect the working practices of women within the industry? Drawing on the work of Bourdieu and his concepts of field, capital and habitus, this book shows the inequalities that fracture the racing field, both historically and currently, by illustrating the classed and gendered nature of racing and how it has developed since the eighteenth century when it was the sport of the aristocracy.Using research obtained through her year-long ethnographic study of a racing yard, Deborah Butler demonstrates that the racing field is one of power, and that men and women who work in racing acquire a contradictorily gendered racing habitus. This is achieved by learning formally but mainly informally, by 'doing', developing practical skills and participating in a (gendered) community of practice. For female stable staff this means adapting their behaviour and working practices in order to be accepted as 'one of the lads'.This book will appeal to both scholars and students of the sociology of sport, the sociology of work, and gender studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women, Horseracing and Gender: Becoming 'One of the Lads' (Routledge Research in Gender and Society). To get started finding Women, Horseracing and Gender: Becoming 'One of the Lads' (Routledge Research in Gender and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: How do the class and gender inequalities found in horse-racing affect the working practices of women within the industry? Drawing on the work of Bourdieu and his concepts of field, capital and habitus, this book shows the inequalities that fracture the racing field, both historically and currently, by illustrating the classed and gendered nature of racing and how it has developed since the eighteenth century when it was the sport of the aristocracy.Using research obtained through her year-long ethnographic study of a racing yard, Deborah Butler demonstrates that the racing field is one of power, and that men and women who work in racing acquire a contradictorily gendered racing habitus. This is achieved by learning formally but mainly informally, by 'doing', developing practical skills and participating in a (gendered) community of practice. For female stable staff this means adapting their behaviour and working practices in order to be accepted as 'one of the lads'.This book will appeal to both scholars and students of the sociology of sport, the sociology of work, and gender studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Women, Horseracing and Gender: Becoming 'One of the Lads' (Routledge Research in Gender and Society). To get started finding Women, Horseracing and Gender: Becoming 'One of the Lads' (Routledge Research in Gender and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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