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ERIC Number: EJ568056
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Women, Sports, and Science: Do Female Athletes Have an Advantage?
Hanson, Sandra L.; Kraus, Rebecca S.
Sociology of Education, v71 n2 p93-110 Apr 1998
Analyzes data from a longitudinal study of high school youth to suggest that involvement in sports often has a strong and positive association with young womens' success in high school science. Associates participation in cheerleading with negative results. Summarizes both the functionalist and conflict theories regarding the purpose of sports. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Black Education, Extracurricular Activities, Females, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Outdoor Activities, Performance Factors, Physical Education, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Improvement, Student Participation, Womens Athletics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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