Essays about: "Collegiate sports"
Found 5 essays containing the words Collegiate sports.
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1. In the Aftermath of the Kneel that Sparked a Difference: Examining Athlete Activism on Social Media
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The increasingly entangled correlation between media, sport and activism in the United States has generated an upsurge in new media research that focuses on athletes’ political social media posts from an ‘outsider’s’ perspective. To clearer comprehend the complex relationship of media, sport and activism from an ‘insider’s’ perspective, this thesis aims to converse with collegiate athletes in the United States about how they experience their personalized politics on social media, as well as it observes the collegiate athletes’ activist practices on particularly Twitter and Facebook. READ MORE
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2. Sport migration in a Global World: A Case study of Lithuanian Swimmers migration to the United States
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)Abstract : In this master's thesis, I studied the migration of Lithuanian swimmers to the United States. This study covered the period from 1990 when Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet Union to 2004 when it joined the European Union and opened up to the free labor market movement. READ MORE
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3. An Even Playing Field? : Patterns of Differentiation in the Biographical Backgrounds of American College Athletes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : The internationally unique position of sports in the American higher education system raisesquestions about the impact of sports on patterns of social stratification in education. The presentthesis explores dynamics of social differentiation among American college athletes based on theirhigh school and hometown background. READ MORE
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4. “We Always Have to be the Nice Ones, be the Ladies”: A Postfeminist Analysis of how Sports Marketing Reflects Female Athletes’ Lived Experiences
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Current debates about representations of female athletes in the media consist mainly of textual analyses research produced by scholars who observe the topic from different theoretical frameworks. To better comprehend the relation between women athletes and media’s representation of them, in particularly advertising, this thesis aims to converse with up-and-coming professional and collegiate sportswomen as a way to examine what kind of correlation, if any, there is between sports commercials’ portrayals of female athletes and their actual reality. READ MORE
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5. Modern expectations of the qualified strength and conditioning coach : A quantitative cross-sectional study on the factors of collegiate strength and conditioning coaches.
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskapAbstract : Aim The aim of this study was to examine current factors regarding strength and conditioning coaches at the collegiate level, furthermore to examine factors dependent on the level of sports. 1. What was the educational background of strength and conditioning coaches at the collegiate level? 2. READ MORE
