TY - JOUR
T1 - I just want to play
T2 - Women, sexism, and persistence in golf
AU - McGinnis, Lee
AU - McQuillan, Julia
AU - Chapple, Constance L.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Golf does not inherently privilege men or women physically, yet men are much more likely to participate in golf. The authors explore the institutional (e.g., societal level) and interactional barriers to women's golf participation and uncover strategies women use to negotiate playing and persisting in golf. Guided by research on tokenism in occupations, statistical discrimination, and feminist research in the sociology of sport, the authors use 10 interviews with recreational women golfers to explore these issues. Similar to women in predominantly male occupations, the women in this study report heightened visibility and experiences with typecasting on the golf course. In addition, social closure operates in the form of unwelcoming courses; women reported feeling ignored, overlooked, or unimportant on the course. The authors discuss several strategies the women in the sample use to overcome sexism and persist in golf.
AB - Golf does not inherently privilege men or women physically, yet men are much more likely to participate in golf. The authors explore the institutional (e.g., societal level) and interactional barriers to women's golf participation and uncover strategies women use to negotiate playing and persisting in golf. Guided by research on tokenism in occupations, statistical discrimination, and feminist research in the sociology of sport, the authors use 10 interviews with recreational women golfers to explore these issues. Similar to women in predominantly male occupations, the women in this study report heightened visibility and experiences with typecasting on the golf course. In addition, social closure operates in the form of unwelcoming courses; women reported feeling ignored, overlooked, or unimportant on the course. The authors discuss several strategies the women in the sample use to overcome sexism and persist in golf.
KW - Gender
KW - Golf
KW - Social closure
KW - Sports
KW - Statistical discrimination
KW - Tokenism
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U2 - 10.1177/0193723504272659
DO - 10.1177/0193723504272659
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23744509501
VL - 29
SP - 313
EP - 337
JO - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
JF - Journal of Sport and Social Issues
SN - 0193-7235
IS - 3
ER -