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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Women's sport"”.
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Toxicity Within the Women's Sport Social Media Discourse
… to explore the prevalence of toxicity within the women’s sport social media (SM) discourse. Specifically, the study sought to uncover how toxicity manifested in online networks as well as the influence of this activity on the fan experience and their behaviours. Two theoretical frameworks were …
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A sporting chance? Resegregation of coaching jobs in women's intercollegiate athletics
"Coaching women's sport is becoming resegregated from ""women's work"" to ""men's work."" This study examined how and why men are entering jobs in women's intercollegiate athletics to a greater extent than women. I compared two collegiate sport organizations: an athletic association and a division …
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A National Overview of Intercollegiate Athletics at Public Community Colleges
… athletic associations, student participation, sport sponsorship, athletically-related aid, divisions of competition, athletic revenues and expenses, state reimbursement, recruitment expenses, and staffing requirements. The dissertation includes six findings and four conclusions. There are …
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Evaluating Attitudes toward Women's Sports: A scale development and validation study
… to develop a survey instrument Attitude toward Women's Sports (ATWS) Scale' to measure attitude toward women's sports, and seek various validity and reliability evidences for the instrument. First, item pool of ATWS scale was reviewed by subject matter experts to collect evidence on content …
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A History of English Women’s Cricket, 1880-1939
This thesis is a study of the history of women’s cricket from the 1880s until 1939. Although the primary focus of this thesis is the interwar years, it explores the earliest forms of women’s cricket to provide context for the motivation of individuals to promote the game as acceptable for women, …
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'Ladies' football': Gender and the socialisation of women football players in Lancashire c.1916-1960
… roles and the socialisation of working - class women c. 1916 - 1960. The thesis will focus on ladies' football in Lancashire and surrounding districts from the end of the First World War, to the beginnings of the second wave of feminism, which marked the end of an era for the sport. Firstly, it …