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Strong Women: Deep Closets
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This article is published in Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal.The article was published on 1998-10-01. It has received 49 citations till now.read more
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We Can Be Athletic and Feminine, But Do We Want To? Challenging Hegemonic Femininity in Women's Sport
TL;DR: Kolnes' concept of heterosexuality as an organizing principle in women's sport provides the foundation for understanding the social construction of females in sport as discussed by the authors, and women who appear heterosexually feminine are privileged over women perceived as masculine.
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Gender, Sexual Prejudice and Sport Participation: Implications for Sexual Minorities
TL;DR: This article used the compulsory heterosexuality framework to assess the influence of gender and sexual prejudice on decision-making within sport and found that prejudicial attitudes predicted unwillingness to participate when a coach was identified as a gay or lesbian.
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Challenge and Conformity on “Contested Terrain”: Images of Women in Four Women’s Sport/Fitness Magazines
TL;DR: The authors analyzed photo images presented in Sports Illustrated for Women, Women’s Sports & Fitness, and Real Sports to assess the reinforcement or rejection of sexual difference in these magazines as gauged against the presentation of sexual differences in Shape.
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Gendered Profiles of Olympic History: Sportscaster Dialogue in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
TL;DR: The authors explored gender differences within 74.5 hours of the NBC's 2008 Olympic telecast and found that women athletes receive substantial exposure during the Olympic telecasts, whereas men do not.
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One Lesbian Feminist Epistemology: Integrating Feminist Standpoint, Queer Theory, and Feminist Cultural Studies
TL;DR: In this paper, an epistemology integrating feminist standpoint, queer theory, and feminist cultural studies is described, where women have a distinct standpoint because of the power differential between females and males in our society.