Sporting equality and gender neutrality in korfball
Journal article
Gubby, L. and Wellard, I. 2015. Sporting equality and gender neutrality in korfball. Sport in Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2015.1096261
Authors | Gubby, L. and Wellard, I. |
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Abstract | This paper explores the extent to which korfball can be considered egalitarian. The intention of this research was to use ethnographic methods to discover the ways in which gender was negotiated, challenged or recreated in a junior korfball setting and examine to what extent korfball provided an opportunity to promote gender egalitarianism. Analysis of the data incorporated a broad Foucauldian lens and subsequently revealed that sex equality was visible to some degree in the junior korfball space. From observations and interviews it was clear that male domination was rarely evident when considering the vocal nature of the game, the physicality and competitiveness of players, or their general ability and skill, yet when interviewed players still constructed gender in traditional ways. Nevertheless, korfball was seen to offer a space where there were possibilities for sporting equality although the influence that the sport had beyond the court was less apparent. |
Keywords | Korfball; equality; gender; mixed-sex; Foucault |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Sport in Society |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1743-0437 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2015.1096261 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 10 Nov 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 Sep 2015 |
Accepted | 01 Sep 2015 |
Output status | Published |
File |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/876qv/sporting-equality-and-gender-neutrality-in-korfball
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