Sport, Physical Education, and Islam: Muslim Independent Schooling and the Social Construction of Masculinities

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaya Farooq ◽  
Andrew Parker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Independent School ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Religious Ideals ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis

This qualitative study of a British Islamic independent school explores the construction of religious masculinities within the lives of a cohort of Muslim adolescent males. An ethnographic analysis is presented whereby boys’ physical education is located as a strategic site for the development of Muslim masculine identities. Adopting a symbolic interactionist perspective, the article discusses the representation of pupil masculinities within the school and the specific role that Islam, sport, and physical education played in respondent lives. Findings highlight how religion provided a central mechanism through which pupils sought to construct and negotiate their masculine selves. In turn, physical education served as an avenue through which respondents could embrace and embody their sense of self and express a series of broader religious ideals.

The Mask of Dementia: Images of ‘Demented Residents’ in a Nursing Ward

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hava Golander ◽  
Aviad E. Raz
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Nursing Ward

ABSTRACTA description of the social construction of dementia among elderly residents of a nursing ward is offered, based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in an Israeli geriatric centre. This account focuses on the construction of positive social identities and the ascription of roles for residents labelled as ‘demented’. The findings illustrate the split between personal and social identity in dementia. The applicability of conventional socio-psychological constructs such as ‘I’ and ‘me’ regarding dementia is questioned, as the spoken manifestations of these constructs is critically examined from a symbolic interactionist perspective.

scholarly journals Coming out of the closet "six feet under": textual silences and the social construction of the family stage in the obituary genres

2006 ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Corona Marzol
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Textual Description ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Explanation ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis ◽  
Constant Element

The 'Family' stage -the lines devoted to the surviving members of the deceased's family- is a 'constant element' (Hasan 1985) in obituaries. The present study is built up around the structural analysis of genres as developed by Bhatia (1993, 2004), Hasan (1985), Martin (1985, 1992), and Swales (1990). The purpose of this study is to bring a social explanation or understanding to bear on the textual description of the 'Family' stage from a corpus of obituaries published in more than two hundred American and British newspapers collected over a period of three years. The research process has developed two more steps. First, following Huckin's (2004) notion of content analysis, quantitative and qualitative modes have been applied, trying to identify the content which is not manifest. Secondly, the identification of 'textual silences' (Huckin 2002) is followed by an exploratory ethnographic analysis (Scollon 1998) on two case studies. This multi-staged analysis is aimed at a more comprehensive account of the obituary genre as a social process (Kress 1993). It shall be argued that the 'Family' stage encapsulates one of the most controversial topics of our time.

The Role of International Tribunals in the Development of Historical Narratives

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-428
Author(s):  
Moshe Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
International Tribunals

AbstractCollective memories are significant for both individuals and societies, as they play an important role in the construction of collective identities. This article focuses on the role of non-criminal international tribunals in the development of collective memories, asking whether it is desirable for such international tribunals to be involved in the construction of historical narratives. International tribunals have not adopted a consistent approach concerning the presentation of a case’s historical background in their judgments. The question of whether it is desirable for non-criminal tribunals to assume an active role in this sphere is analysed using three major sociological perspectives: the structural-functional approach, the symbolic-interactionist perspective, and the social conflict approach. The discussion regarding each theoretical approach is accompanied by illustrative examples from the case law of international tribunals. The conclusions drawn from this analysis integrate certain elements from each theoretical approach; but primarily draw on recommendations associated with the symbolic-interactionist perspective, and to a lesser extent on some recommendations associated with the social-conflict approach.

A Deeper Examination of Social Skill

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Obstfeld
Keyword(s):  
Social Skill ◽  
Behavioral Adaptation ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
The Voice

The relational astuteness that underlies brokerage process and knowledge articulation is the major focus of this chapter. One’s ability to encode a communication has to work hand in hand with the ability to read one’s audience, in order to shape the knowledge that is to be articulated and manage relationships. The chapter first examines the social astuteness that underpins a dyadic exchange, drawing on Mead’s symbolic interactionist perspective and the communication practices of role taking, self as object, imaginative rehearsal, and behavioral adaptation. The chapter then extends that approach to the triadic perspective emphasized in this book. The chapter next explores perspective articulation in greater depth and then turns to riffing—another facet of social skill—where actors draw on the voice or lived-in experience of another individual or category of individuals to drive innovation. The chapter concludes with field observations to capture the influential program manager’s social skill.

"What I Wish You Knew": Social Barriers Toward Physical Activity in Youth With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Moola ◽  
Caroline Fusco ◽  
Joel A. Kirsh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
The Social

Despite the benefits of physical activity for youth with congenital heart disease (CHD), most patients are inactive. Although literature has addressed medical and psychological barriers to participation, little is known about the social barriers that youth encounter. This qualitative study explored sociocultural barriers to physical activity from the perspective of 17 youth with CHD. The main theme, “what I wish you knew,” was related to all other themes-youths’ efforts to resolve “disclosure dilemmas,” the barriers they encounter during physical education, and their struggle to understand themselves as normal. The participants’ narratives illuminate the centrality of their sociocultural world to physical activity. The findings call on researchers and educators to attend to the social and cultural environments where these youth live and play.

An Investigation of Students’ Embodied Discourses in Physical Education: A Gender Project

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Azzarito ◽  
Melinda Solmon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Gender Binary ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Practical Progress

Despite significant theoretical and practical progress over the past 20 years, the social construction of gender and its link to youths’ participation in physical activity in school contexts remain critical issues that call for further socioeducational scrutiny. In this study, researchers investigated the ways students’ embodiment of discursive constructs differed in terms of gender and race, and the relation between students’ embodied discursive constructs and students’ favorite or least favorite physical activities in physical education classes. The participants were 528 students from three public high schools. A survey was developed to assess students’ embodiment of discursive constructs. These results suggest that discursive constructs are influential in producing students’ choice of “gender-appropriate” physical activities. To destabilize the gender binary, therefore, the creation and promotion of a discourse of the “multiplicity of physicality” is proposed.

Homophobia and Heterosexism in Women’s Sport and Physical Education: A Review

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Greendorfer ◽  
Laurna Rubinson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Popular Press ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Women's Sport ◽  
Traditional Gender Role ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Masculine Culture

This review of the extant literature suggests that the examination of homophobia, heterosexism and gay/lesbian identities in sport remains a topic of analysis for very few scholars. In addition, there may be debate whether articles relative to masculinity and femininity, traditional gender role constructions, gender relations and the social construction of sport and sport as masculine culture should be included. Despite the narrowness or breadth of topics considered, homophobia, a weapon of sexism and hegemonic masculinity (and femininity) becomes a powerful resistance to patriarchy and male domination. The review begins with definitions of homophobia and moves to research and discussions that focus more directly on homophobia in sport and physical education. To present the breadth of topics that could be considered, additional sections include articles dealing with lesbianism in sport, heterosexism in sport, and a brief overview of homophobia in the popular press. Lack of theoretical frameworks, applications of theory and insufficient impirical evidence contribute to an uneveness in the literature and make it difficult to draw specific conclusions.

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