Cheerleader!: An American Icon

Entertainers, sex objects, or athletes? Leaders, porn stars, or superstars? Cheerleaders, numbering 3.8 million in the United States alone, are part of everyone's school experiences and memories. Looking beyond the poms and megaphones, Cheerleader! An American Icon explores how cheerleading reflects our shifting beliefs about sports, entertainment, gender, and national identity. Natalie Guice Adams and Pamela J. Bettis trace cheerleading's histor...

By Natalie Guice Adams
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st edition (November 8, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1403961840
ISBN-13: 978-1403961846
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 323571
Format: PDF ePub djvu book

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As a former H.S. cheerleader (WAY back in the mid to late 60's), I really enjoyed this book. It's interesting to see how cheerleading developed after I left H.S. After the girls were able to participate in "real" sports after Title IX, cheerleading

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