“And Ain't I a Woman?” Toward a Multicultural Approach to Gender and Morality

Bredemeier, Brenda Jo

doi:10.1080/00336297.1992.10484050

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“…Brenda Bredemeier has conducted an important line of research on moral development, and her work has clear ties to feminist studies. That orientation was apparent in Bredemeier's (1992) recent article in a special issue of Quest devoted to psychosocial perspectives on girls and women in sport and physical activity in which she called for a multicultural approach to gender and morality.…”

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Women’s Place in the History of Sport Psychology

Gill

1995

The Sport Psychologist

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Women and women’s issues have a place in sport psychology today, but women have no place in most histories of the field. Some women sport psychologists, particularly Dorothy Harris, were instrumental in the development of sport psychology as a subdiscipline in the 1960s and 1970s. Re-searching the historical foundations reveals that the notable contributions of Harris and other women sport psychologists have roots in earlier work in both psychology and physical education. Pioneering women psychologists conducted research and challenged sexist assumptions and practices since psychology’s earliest days. At the same time, prominent women leaders developed women-oriented programs and contributed to the professional literature in physical education. Women and women’s issues have a place in sport psychology today, but too often that is an “other” or special interest place. By taking steps to re-place women in history and by engendering current research and practice, sport and exercise psychology will be a stronger science and profession.

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Section: Gender Issues In Sport Psychologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Women’s Place in the History of Sport Psychology

Gill

1995

The Sport Psychologist

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“…These investigations included an examination of female physical activity participants' ways of knowing (Belenky et al 1986) in physical activity contexts (Bredemeier et al 1991), the ways young girls conceptualize gender stratification in sport (Solomon 1993), the relationship of goal orientation to perceived sport competence, social interdependence, sociomoral reasoning, and sport participation (Getty 1996), the impact of the "moral atmosphere" on l e g i t i m a c y j u d g m e n t s r e g a r d i n g a p p r o p r i a t e "sportspersonlike" behavior (Stephens 1993), and the moral identities of professional female bodybuilders deciding whether or not to take anabolic steroids (Fisher 1993(Fisher , 1997Fisher and Bredemeier 2000). These studies expanded previous conceptions of what it meant to be a female athlete, calling into question narrow gender stereotypes related to cultural regulations, prescriptions, and arrangements in certain sport contexts (Bredemeier 1992;Fisher 1993;Lott 1985).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Bredemeier and her students then shifted focus towards feminist theory in sport research (e.g., Bredemeier et al 1991;Bredemeier 1992;Fisher 1993Fisher , 1997Fisher and Bredemeier 2000;Getty 1996;Solomon 1993;Stephens 1993). These studies pointed to the ways in which female athletes identified with a variety of beliefs, values, and moral stances.…”

Section: Part I: Current State Of Affairsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“Where are Your Women?” The Challenge to Care in the Future of Sport

Fisher

2014

Sex Roles

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In this paper, a vision for the future of U.S. NCAA Division I university sport is presented. It is argued that this context could serve as the place where performance "excellence" is rooted in caring. However, U.S. sport at this level must become purposefully structured to include educational components related to moral thinking, feeling, and behaving. Otherwise, it will continue to foster a type of disconnected or "game reasoning" mentality, building "characters" vs. character (Shields & Bredemeier, 1995). Using U.S.-focused feminism as the necessary first intervention, the paper is situated within a care moral orientation (e.g., Gilligan 1979Gilligan , 1982 as well as sport psychology moral development scholarship (e.g., . A brief review of the current state of affairs in U.S. NCAA Division I university sport is presented first. Next, selected literature related to a care moral orientation and moral disconnection in U.S. psychology and sport psychology is highlighted. Finally, one vision of what a model of conscious, caring and connected U.S. NCAA Division I sport research and practice could look like is offered. Specifically, those who have the power to influence sport would develop character and the related skills of moral consciousness, caring, and connection, undergirded by feminist moral principles and reflective practice. Feminist (and all) sport psychology professionals are in a prime position to engage with sport constituents to enhance athletes' overall experience, where character does matter, and, so, too, does performance.

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“…I still hear male colleagues express preference for a job applicant because she looks great; I still hear women being asked whether they are on their periods if they arrive at an interaction without a cheerleader's disposition; and so on. Physical education is replete with examples of male coaches and female athletes, discrimination based on race, physical ability, and sexual orientation, and inequities in hiring and promotion policies (Lirgg, 1992;Bredemeier, 1992;Knoppers, 1992;Smith, 1992;Griffin, 1992).…”

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Iris Young. Throwing like a girl and other essays in feminist philosophy and social theory response and commentary

Connolly

1994

Hum Stud

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“And Ain't I a Woman?” Toward a Multicultural Approach to Gender and Morality

Cited by 4 publications

References 62 publications

Women’s Place in the History of Sport Psychology

Women’s Place in the History of Sport Psychology

“Where are Your Women?” The Challenge to Care in the Future of Sport

Iris Young. Throwing like a girl and other essays in feminist philosophy and social theory response and commentary

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