The creation of stunt cheer: A story of innovation, cheerleading and gender politics of sport

Nancy L. Malcom; Christina Gipson; Kristen S. Pirie; Rachel Miller Wood

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63765-1_13

The creation of stunt cheer: A story of innovation, cheerleading and gender politics of sport

Nancy L. Malcom, Christina Gipson, Kristen S. Pirie, Rachel Miller Wood

Georgia Southern University

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Malcom et al. use a mixed-methods approach to examine the emergence of STUNT as an innovative new form of competitive cheerleading. Created as a direct response to a court case in which a U.S. federal judge declared that traditional forms of cheerleading failed to comply with Title IX's legal mandate for gender equity in sport, STUNT can be seen as representing both social and organizational innovation in sport. The story of STUNT cheer highlights the gender politics of American sport, illustrating how sport as a social construction is shaped by both government institutions and social norms of gendered athleticism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Innovation in Sport
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	245-264
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030637651
ISBN (Print)	9783030637644
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63765-1_13
State	Published - Mar 19 2021

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