Sport in Canada 4e, Related Websites: Chapter 08

 

Bodybuilding History

An extensive presentation of bodybuilders in history, accompanied by numerous photographs and PDF documents of early training manuals, and many period newspaper and magazine articles.

http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/

 

The Stark Center

Visit the Stark Center website for feature videos and histories documenting strength and physical culture.

https://www.starkcenter.org/

 

Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Team

Library and Archives Canada provides a brief history of the Grads and a limited list of historical sources.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/030001-1507-e.html

 

Fashion History

In addition to documenting and illustrating changing fashion styles from the 1800s to 2012, this site explores related social and technological changes as well.

http://www.fashion-era.com

 

Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism and Sport: Readings in Violence and Sport

A list of readings on violence and sport compiled by Andrew Yiannakis.

http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~yian/frl/19viol.htm

 

Sport and Eating Disorders

A help-based site explaining the issue of eating disorders as it relates to exercise and athletes. Accompanied by a comprehensive set of links dedicated to other related issues such as anorexia, body image, self-esteem, and nutrition.

http://www.caringonline.com/eating-disorders/

 

Sport and Masculinity

A report authored by Michael Messner et  al. analyzing how sports programming and television commercials present biased messages about gender to children.

http://library.la84.org/9arr/ResearchReports/boystomen.pdf

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