Faye Linda Wachs

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No Slam Dunk

Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change

Rutgers University Press

No Slam Dunk provides important theoretical and empirical insights into the contemporary world of sports to help explain the unevenness of social change and how, despite significant progress, gender equality in sports has been “No Slam Dunk.” 

  • Copyright year: 2018
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Metamorphosis

Who We Become after Facial Paralysis

Rutgers University Press

Imagine losing the ability to smile. After suffering permanent facial difference, Faye Linda Wachs finds a community of people reconstructing identity while coping with what she terms a social disability. By detailing personal accounts and interviews of those facing microaggressions and internal disruptions to communication, Metamorphosis explores the process of reconstructing the self.
 

  • Copyright year: 2023
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