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An Exploratory Study Into The Construction Of 'Self' In College-Aged Female Athletes, Lindsey Pilver
An Exploratory Study Into The Construction Of 'Self' In College-Aged Female Athletes, Lindsey Pilver
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
With the passage of Title IX legislation women have gradually integrated a space that had been an exclusively male domain, simultaneously upsetting and renegotiating the traditional social arrangements found within it (Lipsyte, 1979; Adams, Schmitke, and Franklin, 2005). This integration is an ongoing process, impeded or smoothed by the cultural ideologies of the historical moment. Rather than being simply an athlete, the modifier of ‘female’ often carries with it expectations of behavior, appearance, and values that may be in conflict with those same expectations of ‘athlete.’ Thus, while social norms and attitudes as well as legal mandates may now clearly …
Among These Things, Megan J. Randlett
Among These Things, Megan J. Randlett
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
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