Short skirts and breast juts
Cheerleading, eroticism and schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19516005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pamela J Bettis (Washington State University, corresponding author), Natalie Guice Adams |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-133 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14681810600578800 |
| OpenAlex | W1971416419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 14 |
Cheerleading, an American invention, has 3.8 million participants in the United States, 97% of whom are female. It is an adult‐sanctioned and typically school‐affiliated activity that remains popular in spite of the increase in sports' opportunities for girls in schools. Drawing from popular culture and a middle school ethnography, the authors document the enduring popularity of cheerleading and how it is a vehicle through which adolescent girls may try out various facets of what it means to be a contemporary American woman. The cheerleader represents both the ‘good’ girl as well as the sexy tease. Understanding the sexual tensions embedded in cheerleading in its nation of origin may provide educators in different national contexts ideas of how to use cheerleading as an educational tool
Developmental psychology · Eroticism · Ethnography · Girl · Human sexuality · Media studies · Pedagogy · Popular culture · Popularity · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
Dynamics of the Affective States During and After Cheerleading Training in Female Athletes
No hint of bulging muscles
The conundrum of C/cheerleading
Hands on Hips, Smiles on Lips!” Gender, Race, and the Performance of Spirit in Cheerleading
The Cheerleader
Almost Passing
Schizoid Femininities and Interstitial Spaces
Girls debating penises, orgasms, masturbation and pornography
Féminités schizoïdes et espaces interstitiels
School talk
Talk About Sex
Dilemmas of Desire
From “Headbangers” to “Hippies”
Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Preadolescent Cliques
We're Leading America”
What Does Girls' Cheerleading Communicate
Sexuality, Schooling, and Adolescent Females
The Power of the Preps and a Cheerleading Equity Policy
The Meaning of Meanness
Socialization to Gender Roles
The Cycle of Popularity
The Cultural Production and Reproduction of Gender
Burnout as Cheerleader
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2019 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |