Browsing Brage NIH by Subject "gender"
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Added mass in human swimmers: age and gender differences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05-23)In unstationary swimming (changing velocity), some of the water around the swimmer is set in motion. This can be thought of as an added mass (Ma) of water. The purpose of this study was to find added mass on human swimmers ... -
An analysis of the ideological work of the discourses of ‘fair play’ and moral education in perpetuating inequitable gender practices in PETE
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-09)Background: Physical education (PE) is a subject which has a long history of legitimising itself on the grounds of its contribution to pupils' social and moral welfare. It therefore seems probable that PE teacher education ... -
Assessing the sociology of sport: on lifestyle sport and gender
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and the IRSS, an influential Norwegian scholar in understanding sporting cultures, Mari Kristin Sisjord, considers the trajectory, challenges, and future opportunities for sociological ... -
Assessing the sociology of sport: on sexual harassment research and policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS, a key foundational scholar on gender and sport, Kari Fasting, assesses sociological inquiry about sexual harassment in sport and its relation to the development of policy. The ... -
Caster Semenya, athlete classification, and fair equality of opportunity in sport
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)According to the Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Caster Semenya and other athletes with heightened testosterone levels are considered ... -
Coaching behavior : any consequences for the prevalence of sexual harassment?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Coaches can easily dominate athletes and this unbalanced power distribution may be strengthened by authoritarian behavior; i.e. negative feedback, directive communication, coach-led decision making, taskcentered role ... -
Combining coaching with family life: A study of female and male elite level coaches in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The challenges of combining work and family life has been considered a women’s issue, also reflected in research. In recent years, scholars have argued that the work-family interface may also concern male coaches. Therefore, ... -
The continued importance of family sport culture for sport participation during the teenage years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Growing up in a family with an affinity for sports increases the likelihood of participating in club-organised sports. Few studies to date have addressed whether the importance of family sport culture is stable or changes ... -
Differences in fat loss in response to physical activity among severely obese men and women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-04)Background: Direct measurement of physical activity may be critical to revealing its relationship with the change in fat mass over time. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between accelerometer-determined ... -
Female sports journalists: The more things change, the more they stay the same
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article aims to explore the experiences of female sports journalists in Sweden from a gender perspective. The theoretical framework is inspired by Yvonne Hirdman’s understanding of gender in a binary system and R. W. ... -
Fotball som kjønnet mulighetsrom. Hvilken betydning har metafortellingen om kvinnefotball for unge jenters idrettsprosjekt?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Denne artikkelen handler om idrett og kjønn. Vi tar utgangspunkt i fotball – som i dag er den mest populære idretten blant både jenter og gutter, samtidig som den er tydelig kjønnet på elitenivå. Kvinnefotball framstilles ... -
The future-oriented hopes and goals of adolescent student-athletes in Finnish sport high schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)As most young athletes do not end up making a living in sport, and professional athletic careers are relatively short, adolescent athletes need to think about and plan their future outside of sport. The present longitudinal ... -
Gendered pathways to elite coaching reflecting the accumulation of capitals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)While earlier research on coaches’ careers and the development of coaching expertise appears ‘gender blind’, the focus of this article on the underrepresentation of women in elite-level coaching is how various forms of ... -
Getting in touch with our feelings: the emotional geographies of gender relations in PETE
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-01)This paper attempts to illustrate how embodied ways of knowing may enhance our theoretical understanding within the field of physical education teacher education (PETE). It seeks to illustrate how teacher educators' ... -
Identity constructions among breakdancers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-19)The hip-hop culture has evolved from the ghettos of The Bronx, New York in the 1970s, into a global phenomenon. Despite such prominence there is an absence of academic research on the hip-hop culture element: breakdance. ... -
Negotiating gender in professional soccer: an analysis of female footballers in the United States
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-10)Youth soccer is thriving in the United States but the country's professional soccer leagues over the past couple decades have had mixed results in terms of commercial viability with some leagues surviving (e.g., MLS) ... -
Norwegian elite-level coaches: who are they?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-18)Previous studies have shown that there is an underrepresentation of female coaches and a lack of opportunities for women to coach males, particularly at the elite-level. Very few studies, however, have focused on elite-level ... -
Performing Gender in Recreational Pole Dancing: Enabling and Constraining Factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Many people consider pole dancing to be a feminine leisure activity and a female dominated space, but it has recently gained observer status in the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF), thus entering ... -
Physical activity preferences of 10‐year‐old children and identified activities with positive and negative associations to cardiorespiratory fitness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: This study investigated children's physical activity (PA) preferences, as these can aid the design of school‐based interventions. Methods: Data were collected in 2014 as a part of the Active Smarter Kids study and ... -
Sexual harassment or just coaching?: Sport students making sense of possibly sexualising coach behaviours
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Research has shown that athletes are divided in their assessment of possibly sexualising behaviours from coaches towards athletes. How they arrive at their conclusions has received less attention—yet it is crucial to ...