Child Athletes and Athletic Objectification
| Autor: | Matthew Nicholson, Maureen Long, Lynne McPherson, Prue Atkins, Nadine Cameron |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
biology Athletes media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Applied psychology Victory Orthodoxy 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Best interests 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Argument 0502 economics and business Objectification Psychology human activities Social psychology Psychosocial 050212 sport leisure & tourism media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 41:175-190 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7638 0193-7235 |
| Popis: | This article examines the risks associated with conceptualizing the child athlete’s body primarily in aesthetic terms and as an instrument of sporting victory, and develops a concept of “athletic objectification.” It draws on a recent research project involving Australian males and females aged between 18 and 25 who participated in organized sport as children. It identifies socially prevalent beliefs and values to which the athletic objectification of children may be partially attributed. These include the orthodoxy that sport is inherently good for children’s development, and the particular valorization of sporting success and gendered expectations that characterize Western society. It concludes with the argument that serving children’s best interests in sport requires that their broader psychosocial needs are given priority above the short-term development of their athletic capacity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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