Sökning: "Gendered sports"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Gendered sports.

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för rörelse, kultur och samhälle

    Författare :Kevin Shaw; [2021]
    Nyckelord :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;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Investigating gender stereotypes in the media : A Natural Language Processing approach to understanding gender disparities in the reporting of football

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Författare :Isabel Pereira Fernandez; [2021]
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    Sammanfattning : Sports can be an important factor in defining gender identity. However, sports are generally perceived as a masculine activity, especially when they are highly physical. In turn, this negatively impacts women who want to partake in such activities. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Social Sustainability in the Finnish Sport Field - is the field of sport gender equal?

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

    Författare :Sanna Töyrylä; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Social sustainability; Gender equality; Equal opportunity; Finnish sport organizations; Finnish sport field;

    Sammanfattning : The importance of actions towards sustainable operations and corporate social responsibility has increased over the years, and the awareness of the phenomenon has increased. Good environmental-, economic- and social actions are all essential in order to achieve sustainable development. LÄS MER

  5. 4. “We still have a long way to go”: A comparative study of Swedish and Brazilian women sports journalists’ challenges and perspectives

    Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Författare :Débora Holmqvist; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Journalism; sports journalism; women sports journalists; gender; sexism;

    Sammanfattning : Sports journalism is a traditionally male-dominated environment. Previous research has shown that women sports journalists were outnumbered in newsrooms, had less career opportunities, have been exposed to harassment and must negotiate identity contradictions in order to succeed in their career. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Fairness or Possibilities - Equal opportunities in Swedish sports

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Arvid Hemberg; [2008]
    Nyckelord :Gender; Sports; Sweden; Policy; RF; Riksidrottsförbundet; Equal opportunities; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis I will study and analyze official policy documents from the Swedish Sports Confederation(RF). I will be performing a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) on these documents from a gender theory perspective, also influenced by queer theory. Sports remain one of the most gendered institutions in society. LÄS MER