“You Go Girl!”: Twitter and Conversations About Sport Culture and Gender

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Sanderson ◽  
Kelly Gramlich
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Sport Culture ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Assistant Coach

On August 5, 2014, the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) made history by hiring Becky Hammon as the first full-time, paid assistant coach in mainstream North American sport. Hammon’s hiring provided an impetus to examine how Twitter opened avenues for discussions around gender in sport culture to generate and permeate. Using Radian6 social media extraction software a sample of 1,434 tweets were obtained. A thematic analysis was conducted and revealed three themes: (a) opening the space for conversation; (b) offering evidence of sport cultural change; and (c) expressing resistance to sport cultural change. The results suggest that Twitter functions as a space where aspects of sport culture are disseminated and contested in ways that transcend traditional media’s treatment of these topics. As people share content that is personally meaningful and relevant and participate in shared conversations about sport cultural issues, it invites them to engage in active citizenry through joining in these discussions.

What attracts people to the English Defence League and who is most vulnerable to recruitment?

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Alice Sibley
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
The Political ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Ruling Class ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
And Gender

The English Defence League (EDL) is a British far-right/counter-jihad group, which mostly operates online through social media. In 2012, 3% of the British public (n = 298) reported that they agreed with the EDL’s methods and values. A study in 2011 found the three main reasons for supporting the EDL were: a perceived threat from Islam and immigration; to protect their cultural identity; and disillusionment with their lives and the political ruling class. In addition to this, variables that make individuals vulnerable to EDL recruitment may include a lack of differentiation between Muslims and terrorists, a belief in conspiracy theories, sudden localized cultural change, a lack of belonging, a perceived threat to British values, a lack of identification with political parties, economic hardship, age, and gender.

scholarly journals The management of LGBTQ+ identities on social media: A student perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 146144482098100
Author(s):  
Catherine V Talbot ◽  
Amelia Talbot ◽  
Danielle J Roe ◽  
Pam Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Identity Management ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
University Life ◽  
Lgbtq Students ◽  
And Gender

Social media can be used to both enhance and diminish students’ experiences of university and its influence is strong for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other non-heterosexual and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) people facing stigma and discrimination. Students may feel exposed when identifying as LGBTQ+, particularly while transitioning to university life. In this study, we used theories of performance and digital personhood to explore how LGBTQ+ students use social media for identity management. We report a thematic analysis of 16 interviews. Four themes were generated from the data, showing that students use social media to explore, conceal, protect and express their identities. We found that different social media provide stages where LGBTQ+ identities are constrained by different and distinctive social factors. Thus, LGBTQ+ students’ online identities are multiple, situated and bound to specific platforms, with some alternatives to Facebook offering a space where students may feel more comfortable performing their authentic selves.

scholarly journals Male, Female, and Nonbinary Differences in UK Twitter Self-descriptions: A Fine-grained Systematic Exploration

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Thelwall ◽  
Saheeda Thelwall ◽  
Ruth Fairclough
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Word Level ◽  
Personal Appearance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual

AbstractPurposeAlthough gender identities influence how people present themselves on social media, previous studies have tested pre-specified dimensions of difference, potentially overlooking other differences and ignoring nonbinary users.Design/methodology/approachWord association thematic analysis was used to systematically check for fine-grained statistically significant gender differences in Twitter profile descriptions between 409,487 UK-based female, male, and nonbinary users in 2020. A series of statistical tests systematically identified 1,474 differences at the individual word level, and a follow up thematic analysis grouped these words into themes.FindingsThe results reflect offline variations in interests and in jobs. They also show differences in personal disclosures, as reflected by words, with females mentioning qualifications, relationships, pets, and illnesses much more, nonbinaries discussing sexuality more, and males declaring political and sports affiliations more. Other themes were internally imbalanced, including personal appearance (e.g. male: beardy; female: redhead), self-evaluations (e.g. male: legend; nonbinary: witch; female: feisty), and gender identity (e.g. male: dude; nonbinary: enby; female: queen).Research limitationsThe methods are affected by linguistic styles and probably under-report nonbinary differences.Practical implicationsThe gender differences found may inform gender theory, and aid social web communicators and marketers.Originality/valueThe results show a much wider range of gender expression differences than previously acknowledged for any social media site.

scholarly journals #sendwine: An Analysis of Motherhood, Alcohol Use and #winemom Culture on Instagram

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 117822182110151
Author(s):  
Kelly D Harding ◽  
Lisa Whittingham ◽  
Kerry R McGannon
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Gendered Spaces ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
And Gender

Popular culture has recently seen the emergence of the so-called comical wine mom persona, particularly on social media sites such as Instagram. Given the increasing use of alcohol amongst women and the emergence of alcohol as a tool for women and mothers to assert agency and gender equity, a critical analysis of wine mom culture warrants attention. Forty Instagram posts associated with the #winemom hashtag were selected using theoretical sampling and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The central objective was to use a postfeminist lens to critically explore how wine mom culture is part of the consumption, (re)production and (re)configuration of the ideologies of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ motherhood occurring in online gendered spaces. The findings demonstrated the ubiquity of wine mom culture and its contribution to normalized images and meanings of ‘liberated motherhood’ that may have problematic sociocultural and health implications related to women’s alcohol consumption.

Catch the Feeling of Flying: Guided Walks Through a Trampoline Olympic Development Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Seanor ◽  
Robert J. Schinke ◽  
Natalia B. Stambulova ◽  
Kristoffer Henriksen ◽  
Dave Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Olympic Athletes ◽  
Sport Culture ◽  
Team Interactions ◽  
Assistant Coach ◽  
Conversational Interviews

Olympic-medal performances represent peak accomplishments in athlete development. Seanor, Schinke, Stambulova, Ross, and Kpazai identified environmental factors in a high-performance Canadian trampoline sport environment that developed decorated Olympic medalists. The current intrinsic case study was authored to further highlight the idiosyncrasies of a high-performance trampoline environment (re)presenting stories garnered from this localized Canadian sport environment. Through guided walks, a mobile method of conversational interviews, three contextual experts who are engaged in the development of Olympic athletes provided tours of their sport environment. Each contextual expert’s guided walk played out uniquely in relation to his or her ascribed role (i.e., Olympic coach, assistant coach, and Olympic champion). Three main themes were identified through interpretive thematic analysis: creating lift (subthemes: facility design, sport-culture paragons), providing a tailwind (subthemes: establishing athlete–coach partnerships, team interactions), and soaring onto the Olympic podium (subthemes: preparing athletes to be untethered, competitive collaboration). Each theme is presented through three portrait vignettes, with discrete vantages derived from each contextual expert to illuminate the context from idiosyncratic ascribed roles within the environment. These stories create a rich (re)presentation of a high-performance sport environment through the interplay of the contextual experts’ narratives, their surrounding context, and their Olympic-podium accomplishments.

scholarly journals Leveraging Digital Methods to Engage Sexual and Gender Minority Caregivers of People With Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 768-768
Author(s):  
Joel Anderson ◽  
Jason Flatt ◽  
Jennifer Jabson Tree ◽  
Alden Gross ◽  
Karen Rose
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
African American ◽  
Native American ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Digital Methods ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Digital methods are a way to engage marginalized populations, such as sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults. No study to date has leveraged these methods to engage SGM caregivers of people with dementia. We used digital methods to access SGM caregivers of people with dementia in our study of psychosocial measures of caregiving for recruitment and data collection. Posts on social media and online registries targeted SGM caregivers. The study landing page received 2201 views; 285 caregivers completed the survey. Participants learned of the study most frequently from Facebook (45%). The sample was 84% white, with gay (52%), lesbian (32%), bisexual (11%), and other sexual orientations (5%) and transgender (17%) caregivers represented. While we exceeded goals for inclusion of Latinx (26%) and Native American (4%) caregivers, the number of African American SGM caregivers was lower than projected (7%). Digital methods are effective for engaging SGM caregivers of people with dementia.

A Nationwide Survey of COVID-19 Testing in LGBTQ+ Populations in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492110181
Author(s):  
Richard J. Martino ◽  
Kristen D. Krause ◽  
Marybec Griffin ◽  
Caleb LoSchiavo ◽  
Camilla Comer-Carruthers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Antibody Testing ◽  
And Gender

Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) people and populations face myriad health disparities that are likely to be evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of our study were to describe patterns of COVID-19 testing among LGBTQ+ people and to differentiate rates of COVID-19 testing and test results by sociodemographic characteristics. Methods Participants residing in the United States and US territories (N = 1090) aged ≥18 completed an internet-based survey from May through July 2020 that assessed COVID-19 testing and test results and sociodemographic characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We analyzed data on receipt and results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 and symptoms of COVID-19 in relation to sociodemographic characteristics. Results Of the 1090 participants, 182 (16.7%) received a PCR test; of these, 16 (8.8%) had a positive test result. Of the 124 (11.4%) who received an antibody test, 45 (36.3%) had antibodies. Rates of PCR testing were higher among participants who were non–US-born (25.4%) versus US-born (16.3%) and employed full-time or part-time (18.5%) versus unemployed (10.8%). Antibody testing rates were higher among gay cisgender men (17.2%) versus other SOGI groups, non–US-born (25.4%) versus US-born participants, employed (12.6%) versus unemployed participants, and participants residing in the Northeast (20.0%) versus other regions. Among SOGI groups with sufficient cell sizes (n > 10), positive PCR results were highest among cisgender gay men (16.1%). Conclusions The differential patterns of testing and positivity, particularly among gay men in our sample, confirm the need to create COVID-19 public health messaging and programming that attend to the LGBTQ+ population.

College-Bound Figured Worlds: Case Studies of Three Urban High Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110275
Author(s):  
Meredith R. Naughton
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Figured Worlds ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Peer Mentors ◽  
Compare And Contrast

This qualitative case study explored the unique ways recent college graduates serving as full-time, near-peer mentors supported students along the path to college in three different urban public high schools. By applying the theory of figured worlds to school spaces and practices, this study sought to both define the physical and figurative ways mentors helped students envision and enact college-bound identities and compare and contrast the differences in these spaces across schools. Data and thematic analysis indicate that promoting the development and enactment of college-bound identities requires intentionality about how school culture, people, and policies enable real and figurative spaces for college-bound exploration and support.

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