Strong
Women, Deep Closets : Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport by
Pat Griffin
Former athlete and coach Pat Griffin makes a
provocative and impassioned call for attention to a topic too long
avoided by women’s sports advocates. In Strong Women, Deep
Closets, she provides a critical analysis of discrimination
and prejudice against lesbians in sport.
The book is the first to explore the lesbian sporting experience
as well as examine homophobia and heterosexism in women’s sport.
The work is based on theoretical and historical foundations and is
written in an academic yet engaging style. Griffin brings to light
the experiences of lesbian coaches and athletes in their own
words.
Strong Women, Deep Closets concludes with Griffin’s
assessment of the current state of lesbians’ rights in
athletics, set against the overall social picture in the United
States. The author lists obstacles lesbian athletes face in
transforming sports and details numerous personal and political
strategies for leveling the playing field.
Teaching
for Diversity and Social Justice : A Sourcebook for Teachers and
Trainers by Maurianne Adams
(Editor), Lee Anne Bell (Editor), Pat Griffin (Editor)
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice is a
much needed resource that addresses the need to facilitate
communication and understanding between members of diverse social
groups. It provides a unified framework by which students can
engage and critically analyze several forms of social oppression
and discrimination.
"This sourcebook is aimed at educators
working in the field of social justice education. It addresses
theoretical and practical issues that confront teachers who
introduce diversity and social justice issues in their
classrooms." -- SAGE Race Relations Abstracts, Vol.
25, No. 1, 2/2000.
