Real Knockouts ：The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense

Publication subTitle ：The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense

Author： McCaughey   Martha  

Publisher： NYU Press‎

Publication year： 1997

E-ISBN: 9780814763186

Subject： C91 Sociology

Language： ENG

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Chapter

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: The Challenge of the Self-Defense Movement

1 Balls versus Ovaries: Women's "Virtue" in Historical Perspective

2 Getting Mean: On the Scene in Self-Defense Classes

3 The Fighting Spirit: Self-Defense As Counterdiscourse

4 Changing Our Minds about Our Bodies: What Can Feminism Learn from Self-Defense?

5 Physical Feminism: Implications for Feminist Activism

Appendix: Conceiving the Kick of Self-Defense Methods of Investigation

Notes

References

Index

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