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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and culture > cheerleading
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > school governance > cheerleading
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > school governance > cheerleading

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cheerleading  

Definition(s)

  • Cheerleading originated on Ivy League campuses with male cheerleaders who performed during football games in the late 1880s. Today, 3.8 million people participate in cheerleading in the United States, and 97 percent of them are female. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Cheerleading]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LTNZW669-M

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