SOSC 1920 Study Guide - Thesis Statement, Problematization, Bulimia Nervosa

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1920
• Professor: Elizabeth Brule

Document Summary

Mass media and gender identity in high performance canadian figure skating . In mass media and gender identity in high performance canadian figure skating , Mcgarry conducted an anthropological field work between 2000 and 2002 among figure skaters, journalists, sponsors and media. Followed by an introduction of mcgarry"s thesis statement, she provides some background information about the history and development of figure skating within the. In the third section of his article, she establishes a link between gender presentation in mass media and figure skating. In the end, she problematizes this phenomenon by addressing the various negative consequences induced by these social practices: background (figure skating, media, and canadian culture) Figure skating, ranked after hockey in terms of government funding, sponsorship and spectatorship, has gained marked popularity since 1940s (mcgarry 97). With the rise of a number of national icons, figure skating has been advertised as a canadian sport , and become a part of canadians" heritage.