Dressed to play
An analysis of gender relations in college women's ultimate Frisbee
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2378468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Neville (University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-62 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1012690217712503 |
| OpenAlex | W2624659258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
This research examines how college women athletes negotiate gender in the space and context of ultimate Frisbee. The data for this project come from ethnographic research, group interviews, and one-on-one interviews that were conducted while participating on a college women's ultimate Frisbee team at a large, southeastern public university. Currently, the college ultimate Frisbee series in the United States does not include a mixed or coed division in the college series. Therefore, this work focuses on the following three key processes in college women's ultimate Frisbee: the attire, the language, and the formation of a supportive community. Findings indicate that these women perform gender identities throughout the culture of college women's ultimate Frisbee that reshape normative gender relations often found in mainstream sporting culture. These athletes create a sense of comfort by bridging the gap between 'female' and 'athlete' within this competitive sport. This context allows for a spectrum of gender identities, resulting in less restrictive gendered relations in sport. This work contributes an important conceptualization of gender in sport. It highlights how gender is fluid, adaptable but also a form of resistance. College women's ultimate Frisbee is a space where hegemonic identities are negotiated and transformed
Hegemony · Mainstream · Negotiation · Normative · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Gender Studies · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Fighting words
Coming on strong
Organizational Dress as a Symbol of Multilayered Social Indentities.
Changing the Game
Research design
‘I’m just going to be silly with this person’
Gender Trouble
Masculinity research and global change
Tie-dye shirts and compression leggings
The Gendered Unapologetic
(Un)Disciplined Bodies
Strike a Pose! The Femininity Effect in Collegiate Women’s Sport
Higher Goals
Sport as a Site for Women’s Group and Societal Empowerment
Perspectives of Women College Athletes on Sport and Gender
Recovering the feminine other
Everybody's looking at you!”
Ethic of care and the competitive Ultimate Frisbee playing experiences of young women
Status incongruity and backlash effects
Gender and Power
Combining hegemonic masculinity and intersectionality
Grounded Theory Method
Barbie Dolls' on the Pitch
Roller derby uniforms
This is men's ultimate
Apologetic Behavior Among Female Athletes
Doing Gender
Athletes in the Pool, Girls and Boys on Deck
From Doing To Undoing
Hegemonic Masculinity
Skating Femininity
Babes' & Boards
That's Cheap.' the Rational Invocation of Norms, Practices, and an Ethos in Ultimate Frisbee
Making Sense of Muscle
Playing with Fire, Competing with Spirit
Machismo, Misogyny, and Homophobia in a Male Athletic Subculture
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |