A New Voice

2005/12/01 by Yomee Lee · 1 citation
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Physical Education and Pedagogy #Sport and Mega-Event Impacts #Sports, Gender, and Society

paper · doi:10.1177/1012690205065748

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Abstract

This study examines the cultural meanings Korean American women give to participation in sports. Interviews with six Korean American women at a large Midwestern university revealed that their sporting experiences involved a complicated process of identity construction, not only as Asian American women but also as ethnically Korean American women. In addition, the study shows how sport becomes a focal point of negotiations and compromise with regard to gender relations in terms of traditional Korean values and beliefs.

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