SEP 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Social Stigma, Male Privilege
26 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Opportunities in sport were unavailable for women only forty years ago. Women had to participate in sport secretly, wear different clothing, and had little to no organizational support for these activities. They also had to face social stigma associated with sport participation. Personal, social, and economic relations giving men power over women. Views women as child bearers, child-rearers, and sex objects. Women were viewed as needing to be protected by strong men the majority of our most famous stories perpetuate this stereotype. Sport in the nineteenth century: reinforced ideology of male superiority, athletes vs. cheerleaders, availability of sport, sport uniforms, etc. Symbols, rituals, and values maintained women"s subordinate status. Women became involved with activities outside the home, such as sports. Females faced continual struggle for equality and justice in sports. Early 1970s: female athletes did not fit ideal of femininity. Ideal woman and ideal athlete were not congruent images in the culture. Culture social role expectations for men and women.
