Missing Pieces; Where are the Women in Sports?

Term Paper # 2136

Sport
Women Studies

A paper on the effect of gender on sport participation, sport television programming and commentary.

2,954 words () | 18 sources | 1999 Canada

Paper Summary:

As the title implies, this paper evaluates both the history of womens' involvement in sports and the recent developments. The author blames the media for the present imbalance citing many specific examples and causes. She examines sports on the High School level as well as the professional.

From the Paper:

"I have decided to look into the issue of media coverage and the imaging of female athletes because it is an area of popular culture that I am not only interested in, but have become intensely aware of as a spectator of sports programming. I have also watched and noticed over the years that sports coverage of women is another means by which the media sexualizes women. Mass media, which has long been transmitting negative stereotypes of women, portrays female athletes with these same stereotypes on place."

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APA Citation:

Missing Pieces; Where are the Women in Sports? (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.ca/Term-Paper-Missing-Pieces-Where-are-the-Women-in-Sports/2136

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"Missing Pieces; Where are the Women in Sports?" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.ca/Term-Paper-Missing-Pieces-Where-are-the-Women-in-Sports/2136>