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Shinew, Kimberly J. Ross, Sally Rea 2015-09-28T14:52:59Z 2015-09-28T14:52:59Z 10000-01-01 2005 2005 Women athletes have made significant gains in sport opportunities and resources. The influx of girls and women into the sport environment has impacted the culture of sport, and thus it is no longer unusual to see girls and women competing. An emerging acceptance of women athletes has challenged male supremacy in sport. Despite some groundbreaking changes, traditional notions of appropriate gender behavior may continue to constrain women athletes based upon socially consensual expectations of appearance and behavior. This dissertation examines social meanings and realities constructed by present-day college women athletes competing in softball and gymnastics. Based on an interpretive framework, this research focuses on contemporary gender expectations and the image construction undertaken by elite athletes inside and outside of the sport context. Constraints in sport associated with appropriate gender displays are addressed, as are differential gender performances of women athletes related to group membership, environment and audience. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-28T14:52:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3182368.pdf: 8520562 bytes, checksum: 05c696d9dde7e24f394593fe6adc51f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 87289 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 202 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/86008 (MiAaPQ)AAI3182368 eng Sociology, General Challenging the Female /Athlete Paradox: Gender Performances of Elite Women Athletes text Recreation, Sport and Tourism Recreation, Sport and Tourism University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.