Essays about: "Feminine sports"

Found 4 essays containing the words Feminine sports.

  1. 1. The strong men and the good looking women : Quantitative content analysis of the visual representation of athletes in Swedish digital sports journalism

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

    Author : Alicia Sandell; [2021]
    Keywords : Stereotypical gender roles; female athletes; sports journalism; #MeToo;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine if the quantity of female athletes is lesser than male athletes and if there are any gender differences in this visual representation of athletes in Swedish digital sports journalism. The thesis also aims to investigate if the visual representation of female athletes has changed over time in connection to the #MeToo movement. READ MORE

  3. 2. “You play like a girl” : An investigation of the gender-typing of Esports as well as the effect of gender stereotypes on player performances

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för rörelse, kultur och samhälle

    Author : Kevin Shaw; [2021]
    Keywords : Esports; Gaming; Gender studies; Gendered sports; Gender appropriate sports; Gender stereotypes; Gender-typing; Gender inequality; Stereotype threat theory; Stereotype boost theory; Stereotype lift theory; Stereotype susceptibility; Stereotype endorsement; Stereotype awareness; Social role theory; Masculine sports; Feminine sports; Neutral sports; Sports performance; Counter-Strike; Psychology; Sports studies;

    Abstract : Purpose and research questions: The purpose of this study has been to critically examine Esports through a gender perspective. The study therefore investigated the gender-typing of Esports and if these stereotypes affect players’ performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Understanding underrepresentation of female high-performance coaches in Swedish Sport

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

    Author : Matthew Mc Nutt; [2020]
    Keywords : women; coaching; gender; discrimination; sport; leadership; high-performance; female elite coach;

    Abstract : Historically, women like other marginalized and discriminated groups, have been compared to the manly model of sport as ‘others’ and often it is their feminine characteristics that are focused upon. In the coaching profession, women have yet to break through and be seen as equals to their male counterparts. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Every Body Has A Story” : A Multimodal Analysis on the Discursive Construction of the Athletic Form

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Simon Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Athletic form; gender; sports media; objectification; hyper sexualisation; discourse;

    Abstract : This study sought to examine how the prototypical male athletic form and the prototypical female athletic form are discursively constructed when a sports magazine has full control of what material to produce and publish. What makes up the ‘athletic form’ involves all the various traits and characteristics that are attached to the notion of what it means to be an athlete and what it means to have an athletic figure. READ MORE