ANTH 3230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hegemonic Masculinity, Gender Binary, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
24 Nov 2013
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In a male dominated sex/gender binary system, women s bodies become contested terrain . Organized sports along with other social activities and institutions become important in emphasizing supposed differences between men s and women s bodies. Using information from the readings as well as lectures, explain how sports are socially constructed to emphasize gender differences and to provide barriers to women s equality in sports and social life overall. Pay particular attention to mcgarry s analysis of the importance of heterosexism and nationality, and to the sexualization of women athletes, along with the role of other social institutions such as health care. Explain why an intersectional analysis of sports is important and how it could help in developing specific strategies for change that would improve gender equality for all women and girls. Intersextual analysis talk about race class sex and gender (ability ethnicity) Talk about nelson because they both talk about gender and sport.
