Abstract

The focus of this Jyvaeskylae Congress has been on woman with special reference to movement and sport. Volume I concerning history and sociology contains the following topics: 1. Pfister, G.: Hidden from History? Problems and Perspecitves of a Feminist Approach to Sports History; 2. Allen, E.; John, B.: Following in Male Tracks: Women in the First 100 Years of American Skiing; 3. Vuori Ambegaokar, Saga Mirjam: Dance/Movement: Maggie Gripenberg and Hilma Jalkanen - An Important Duo in the Artistic and Physical Lives of Finnish Women; 4. Emery, Lynne Fauley: From Social Pastime to Serious Slport: Womens Tennis in Southern Callifornia in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; 5. Haslett, Jacqueline G.: A Historical Perspective of the Role of Women in Professional Sports, USA: Contributions of Three Women Athletes; 6. Holopainen, Sinikka; Wuolio, Eija-Leena: Aims and Activities in the Womens Gymnastics in SNLL during the Last Hundred Years; 7. Hua, Tan: Movement and Sport in Chinese Womens Life Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; 8. Hult, Joan S.: American Female Olympians as Role Models, Mentors and Leaders; 9. Laine, Leena: The Nature of Woman - The Nature of Man: The Effects of Gender Images on Organizing Sports in Finland in the 1920s and 1930s; 10. Remey, Mary L.: The American Sportswoman in Transition, 1980-1910; 11. Rotkiewicz, Maria: The Scandinavian Influence on Womens Physical Education in Poland (till 1939); 12. Toohey-Costa, Margaret: Southern California Sportswomen, Leading the Nation 1900-12; 13. von der Lippe, Gerd: Integration or Segregation in the Handball Federation; 14. Hall, M. Ann: Masculinity as Culture: The Discourse of Gender and Sport; 15. Laitinen, Arja: On Movement Culture by and for Women: A Process-Oriented Approach to Research; 16. Allilson, Maria T.; Herman, Luanne: Gender Differences in Play Complexity: A Preliminary Analysis; 17. Bodenstedt, A.A.; Wasmund-Bodenstedt, U.: Gender-Specific Research Premises for the Promotion of Womens Sports; 18. Brackenridge, Celia H.: Women and Community Recreation in the in the UK; 19. DeSensi, Joy T.: Rites of Passage in Sport for Women; 20. Hovden, Jorid: Womens Conditions for Participating in Organized Sport; 21. Kinnunen, Liisa Maria: Woman as Chairman of Sports Club in Finland; 22. Klein, Marie-Luise: Women in the Discourse of Sports Reports; 23. Klein, Michael: Analyzing Womens Sport - Some General Theoretical and Methodological Problems; 24. Krawczyk, Zbigniew: Sex as a Determinant of Participation in Physical Culture; 25. Kroener, Sabine: Higher Faster - More Graceful: A Feminist Approach to the Human Body; 26. Kunath-Bierstedt, Heidi: Factors Effecting the Participation of Women in Sports; 27. Marin, Marjatta: Complexity of Sport Activities Among Men and Women; 28. Piotrowska, Halina: Sport Skills. 29. Porro, Nicola: Status and Values in Top Level Athletes: The Italian National Team of Women Athletes; 30. Raivio, Marjo-Riitta: The Life Path and Career of the Women in Decision Making and Leading Positions in Finnish Sports Organizations; 31. Renson, R.; Vanreusel, B.; Beunen, G.; Claessens, A.; Colla, R.; Lefevre, J.; Ostyn, M.; Schuermans, C.; Simons, J.; Van Gerven, D.; Wellens, R.: Shifts in Sport Participation among 13 to 18 Year Old Flemish Girls; 32. Takala Paula; Heikkinen, Eino; Marin, Marjatta; Pohjolainen, Pertti: Physical Activity and Exercise as a Part of the Life Styles of Elderly Women in Jyvaeskylae; 33. Talbot, Margaret: The Contribution of Comparative Studies in Understanding the Relationships between Women and Sports Structures; 34. Van Gyn, Geraldine H.; Raddysh, Joan A.; Bell, R.D.: Body Image of Active Women as Related to Age; 35. Vanreusel, B.; Renson, R.; Beunen, G.; Claessens, A.; Colla, M.; Lefevre, J.; Shuermans, C.; Simons, J.; Wellens, R.: Environmental Stimulus for Physical Activity among Elementary School Girls; 36. Wacker, Phyllis Gee: Perception of Gender Attributes of Women Athletes; 1957-1987; 37. Wolanska, Teresa: Opinions of Women and Girls Regarding Recreation in the Family; 38. Woodward, Diana; Green, Eileen; Hebron, Sandra: The Sociology of Womens Leisure and Physical Recreation: Constraints and Opportunities;