scholarly journals ‘Boys, when they do dance, they have to do football as well, for balance’: Young men’s construction of a sporting masculinity

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022098714
Author(s):  
Sarah Nicola Harding
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
The Body ◽  
Masculine Identity ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
North East ◽  
Gendered Expectations

The construction of masculinity and identity for young men is often complex. The role of sport for young men’s construction of a ‘valued’ masculine identity mirrors this complexity, and sport is often viewed as the paradigmatic space for displaying dominant forms of masculinity. This paper explores how young men construct their masculinity within the field of sport. Using Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, field, capital and illusio, this paper draws on semi-structured interview data with 70 young people from 3 schools in North East England (33 young men/37 young women, aged 15–16 years). The key principle is that young men are able to manipulate and manage their sporting identities, whilst being mindful of how broader gendered expectations (‘etiquette’) can influence which gendered identities, sports and bodies are socially valued and rewarded. Young men expressed a strong desire to conform to broader social norms which equate sport with masculinity, thus reinforcing gender-appropriate sports as more acceptable. Young men are constantly undertaking ongoing identity work to present a version of masculinity that is context and field-specific. However, the physical use of the body in a sporting field remains a paradigmatic way in which masculinity is promoted and valued for young men.

Presenting the Prisoner

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Chamberlen
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
Women's Imprisonment ◽  
The Look

This chapter considers the importance of gender, a key concept for this book, in the examination of the punishment–body relation, and reviews findings on the look of the body and the management of physical, gendered appearance within the restricted and complex politics of imprisonment. It focuses particularly on the role of dress in custody and on various consumptive props used by women to manage their gendered identities and performances in various prison moments and stages. It argues that women’s imprisonment is gendered and combines a mix of penal and patriarchal controls and impositions on women that come together to form a sense of double oppression.

CHRONOEFFECT OF THE DIURNAL CORTISOL RHYTHM ON LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN INDIAN AND LOCAL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES IN KYRGYZSTAN

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-146
Author(s):  
A.A. Chonkoeva ◽  
I.P. Mukhamedova
Keyword(s):  
Carbohydrate Metabolism ◽  
Cortisol Level ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Young Men ◽  
The Body ◽  
Diurnal Cortisol ◽  
Metabolism Regulation ◽  
Local Students ◽  
Indian Students

Foreign students studying in Kyrgyzstan mainly come from Southeast Asia, and they have to adapt to living conditions in a new climatic (geographic), socio-cultural, and educational environment that is different from the previous one. Therefore, it is challenging to study the chronostructural characteristics of the hormonal regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in students, as these characteristics are main part of the metabolic balance. The aim of the study is to determine chronostructural characteristics of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism regulation by adrenal cortex hormones in foreign and local 1st-year university students in Kyrgyzstan. Materials and Methods. The study enrolled 120 students. The average age of Indian students (30 young women and 30 young men) was 19.45±0.24 years; the average age of local students (30 young women and 30 young men) was 18.50±0.25 years. The authors analyzed correlation of daily cortisol rhythm with lipoproteins and blood serum glucose indicators. Results. The chronoeffects of evening cortisol (6 p.m.) and daily cortisol level influenced lipid blood fractions in students in both ethnic groups, however, with the opposite effect. In Indian students, cortisol chronoeffect was mainly resulted in accumulation of atherogenic fractions, while in local students – in utilization of such fractions. These opposite processes can be regarded as different phases of the same adaptive energy supply reorganization, when the body starts consuming energy from fatty acids, and activates cholesterol-dependent plastic processes with the photoperiod (autumn-winter) changes. The greatest influence on carbohydrate metabolism was exerted by the daily cortisol level and reactivity, i.e. the rate of change in its plasma concentration. As an additional energy substrate, the young women demonstrated stimulated glucose disposal and young men demonstrated glucose production. The reactivity of the diurnal cortisol rhythm was statistically significantly higher in foreign students, which indicates a reactive adaptive restructuring of regulatory mechanisms. Keywords: students, lipoproteins, adaptation, cortisol, circadian rhythm. Иностранные студенты, обучающиеся в Кыргызстане, в основном прибывают из стран Юго-Восточной Азии, и им предстоит адаптироваться к условиям жизни в новой климатической (географической), социокультурной, образовательной среде, отличной от прежней. Поэтому вызывает интерес исследование у студентов хроноструктурных особенностей гормональной регуляции липидного и углеводного обменов как основной части метаболического баланса организма. Цель: определение хроноструктурных особенностей регуляции липидного и углеводного обменов гормонами коркового слоя надпочечников у иностранных и местных студентов на начальном этапе обучения в вузах Кыргызстана. Материалы и методы. В исследование были включены 120 студентов. Средний возраст индийских студентов (30 девушек, 30 юношей) составил 19,45±0,24 года; местных студентов (30 девушек, 30 юношей) – 18,50±0,25 года. Проанализированы корреляционные связи показателей дневного ритма кортизола с липопротеинами и глюкозой сыворотки крови. Результаты. Хроноэффекты вечернего кортизола (1800) и суточная масса кортизола были наиболее значительными на липидных фракциях крови студентов в обеих этнических группах с противоположным действием. У индийских студентов все хроноэффекты кортизола были преимущественно направлены на накопление атерогенных фракций, у местных – на их утилизацию. Эти противоположные процессы можно расценивать как разные фазы одной и той же адаптационной перестройки организма в энергообеспечении при переходе на богатые жирными кислотами источники энергии, а также в активации холестеринзависимых пластических процессов в условиях измененного фотопериода (осень-зима). Наибольшее влияние на углеводный обмен оказывали дневная масса кортизола и реактивность – скорость изменения его концентрации в плазме, под влиянием которых у девушек наблюдалось стимулирование утилизации глюкозы, а у юношей – продукция глюкозы в качестве дополнительного энергетического субстрата. Реактивность дневного ритма кортизола была статистически значимо выше у иностранных студентов, что свидетельствует о реактивной адаптационной перестройке механизмов регуляции. Ключевые слова: студенты, липопротеины, адаптация, кортизол, суточный ритм.

Embodied Masculinity: Sex and Sport in a (Post) Colonial Chinese City

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 432-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiantian Zheng
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Masculine Identity ◽  
Japanese Colonialism ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Chinese City ◽  
North East ◽  
Bodily Experiences ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

AbstractThis article examines the historical formation of local masculine identity in the city of Dalian in north-east China. I argue that the experiences of Dalian-Chinese men under Japanese colonialism (1905–45) established a model of masculine identity based on bodily resistance. The article explores Dalian men's encounter with colonialism by comparing two different forms of bodily experience: military calisthenics in Japanese-run schools for Chinese boys and street soccer. On the one hand, military calisthenics impressed Chinese schoolboys with a sense of subjugation focused on the body. Bodily movements were performed under the strict scrutiny of Japanese drill masters and formed an integral part of everyday rituals of obedience. On the other hand, street soccer emerged as a popular and potentially creative activity among Chinese schoolboys. In contrast with the controlled motions of military calisthenics, soccer offered a sense of freedom in its unrestricted and improvised movements. Matches against Japanese teams even more explicitly infused soccer with a spirit of nationalistic resistance. In conclusion, I argue that these bodily experiences are crucial to understanding the historical reformations of Dalian male gender identity.

scholarly journals Hepatoprotective Role of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees as a Potential Iron Chelating Drug

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Queen Saikia ◽  
Manas Das ◽  
Archana Saikia
Keyword(s):  
Iron Overload ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Iron Chelation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Oral Drug ◽  
Histopathological Analysis ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
North East

Exceeding iron levels in the body get accumulated in the liver and other vital organs that induce oxidative stress in the affected areas , which is clinically diagnosed as “iron overload”. Present study was undertaken to investigate the role of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees, an endemic species of North-east India, in ameliorating such diseased conditions. Our results indicate that the methanolic leaf extract of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (PTME) exhibits excellent iron chelation and antioxidant activities in dose dependent manner in vitro. To understand the in vivo conditions, thirty six mice were divided into six groups which were treated with differing doses of PTME. Levels of serum markers ALT and AST significantly elevates during diseased conditions but PTME treated mice have shown a marked decrease in the group (S200) by 39.24 and 17.24%. On the contrary lowering levels of liver antioxidant enzymes (GST, GSH, SOD and CAT) indicates stress. But 200mg/kg b.w of PTME treated groups restored the enzyme to optimum levels. Morphological changes were observed through histopathological analysis of liver tissues and we found significant differences in them . PTME was found to be completely nontoxic in the in vivo treatment, suggesting its feasibility as a safe oral drug. The above study suggests that PTME contributed to its free radical scavenging and iron chelation activity; however, further studies are required for the assessment of the phytoconstituents and the pathways through which it act to treat iron-overload diseases.

scholarly journals The role of social media in the process of shaping the “body cult” among young women

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Iwanicka ◽  
Ewelina Soroka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
The Body ◽  
School Students ◽  
Adolescence Period ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Developmental Conditions

AbstractIntroduction: The purpose of this article is to analyse the phenomenon of “body cult” as well as psychological and social factors conditioning its occurrence among young women. Particular attention was paid to the role of social media and an attempt was made to indicate possible preventive measures to promote health-popularising behaviour towards the body among high school students.Materials and methods: On the basis of the review of the available literature, developmental conditions of the adolescence period and research results on the subject were presented.Results: The paper presents the role of social media in the context of shaping behaviours related to “body cult”.Conclusions: The content presented on blogs and social networks put pressure on young women to cultivate the physical characteristics of a person. In this perspective, excessive focus on striving for the perfect figure can lead to the development of anti-health behaviour. Further research is definitely needed.

Bringing Gender into the Emerging Adulthood Literature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Risman
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter begins with an overview of the thematic trends that emerged across chapters in these analyses including the relationship between gendered identities and sexuality and the subjective negativity most respondents feel toward their bodies. The analyses are summarized to help understand contemporary meanings attached to masculinities and femininities, as well as to the powerful role of culture to frame understandings about the self, even the materiality of the body. This chapter ends by returning to a discussion of gender as a social structure at this historical moment and how the Millennials wrestle with it as they emerge into adulthood. Conceptualizing gender as a social structure helps us better understand the complex reality of these young people’s lives.

scholarly journals Body in Drama Class: The Role of Body in Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Necla Köksal
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Body ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Faculty Of Education

The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of preservice teachers about the body in drama classes and to identify the views of preservice teachers about the role of the body on learning. As a phenomenological study, the participants consisted of 20 preservice teachers attending the English Language Teaching Department and Psychological Guidance and Counselling Department at the Faculty of Education at Pamukkale University. The data was collected via semi-structured interview form. According to the content analysis, the views of preservice teachers on the body in drama classes were categorized as a theme named "body and learning in drama class". Two sub-themes were identified under the main theme as the impending and supportive factors for learning. As a result, preservice teachers indicated that after the drama experiences their perceptions of the body has changed, they interpreted the relation of body and mind in a different way in the learning process, and comprehend the role of the body on learning better.  

scholarly journals Phonetic variation and change in the Cockney Diaspora: The role of place, gender, and identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Amanda Cole ◽  
Bronwen G. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Phonetic Variation ◽  
Phonetic Features ◽  
Linguistic Labels ◽  
Place And Identity

Abstract Recent research has suggested that two linguistic processes are displacing Cockney: the emergence of Multicultural London English (MLE) in inner London and dialect levelling (e.g. Kerswill & Williams 2005). This study investigates firstly whether Cockney phonetic features have ‘moved East’ to Essex (Fox 2015), and secondly the features’ indexicality in relation to place and identity. Fifty-four participants from Debden, an outpost of the Cockney Diaspora, completed a sociolinguistic interview. Vowel measurements were made from a wordlist and passage, and quantitative attitudinal and qualitative data were extracted from a questionnaire and interviews. Overall, changes in identity as a result of social change exceeded linguistic changes, and linguistic labels were not interpreted uniformly across the community. Whilst Cockney variants were largely maintained in young speakers, they were transposed onto an ‘Essex’ accent. Furthermore, some young women but no young men considered themselves Cockney, likely due to the matrifocal nature of Cockney. (Cockney, phonetic variation and change, dialect levelling, identity, indexicality, gender)

scholarly journals Perbandingan Pemberian Tablet Fe dan Vitamin C dengan Tablet Fe dan Vitamin A terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hemoglobin pada Mahasiswi Kebidanan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Halida Thamrin ◽  
Suchi Avnalurini Sharief
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin A ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
The Body ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Vit C

Young women have a high risk of anemia, this is due to the loss of iron during menstruation. Young women have a higher risk to experience of anemia than young men because young women experience menstruation each month and desire to diet so that the body is deficient in essential nutrients such as iron. The purpose of this research is to know the comparison of tablet Fe and Vit C with tablet Fe and Vit A to increase the level of hemoglobin on the student of Midwifery School of Universitas Muslim Indonesia. The population in the study was all students of Midwifery School of Universitas Muslim Indonesia, with population size of 131 students. The samples were taken with purposive sampling technique based on certain criteria, with sample size of 32 students. The results of study showed that there was an increase in hemoglobin levels in the group of tablet Fe and vitamin C and the group of tablet Fe and vitamin A. Statistical test results using the T-Test obtained mean difference-1.950, p = 0.000 meaning there is a meaningful difference to the increase in hemoglobin level. Keywords: young men; hemoglobin; tablet Fe; vitamin C, vitamin A ABSTRAK Remaja putri memiliki risiko tinggi mengalami anemia, hal ini disebabkan hilangnya zat besi saat menstruasi. Remaja putri mempunyai risiko lebih tinggi terkena anemia dibandingkan remaja putra karena remaja putri mengalami menstruasi tiap bulannya dan keinginan untuk diet sehingga tubuh kekurangan zat gizi penting seperti zat besi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Perbandingan Pemberian Tablet Fe dan Vit C dengan Tablet Fe dan Vit A terhadap Peningkatan kadar Hb pada Mahasiswi Prodi DIII Kebidanan Universitas Muslim Indonesia. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian Quasi Experimental dengan pendekatan post test only design untuk Mengetahui Perbandingan Pemberian Tablet Fe dan Vit C dengan Tablet Fe dan Vit A terhadap Peningkatan kadar Hb pada Mahasiswi Prodi DIII Kebidanan Universitas Muslim Indonesia. Adapun populasi pada penelitian adalah seluruh mahasiswi prodi DIII Kebidanan, dengan ukuran populasi 131 mahasiswa. Adapun sampel diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling berdasarkan kriteria tertentu, dengan ukuran sampel 32 mahasiswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan kadar hemoglobin pada kelompok tablet Fe dan vitamin C dan kelompok tablet Fe dan vitamin A. Hasil uji statistik menggunakan uji t-test diperoleh mean difference -1,950, p = 0,000 yang artinya ada perbedaan yang bermakna terhadap peningkatan kadar hemoglobin. Kata kunci: remaja putri; hemoglobin; tablet Fe; vitamin C; vitamin A

scholarly journals “Small town girls” and “country girls”: Examining the plurality of feminine rural subjectivity

2021 ◽  
pp. 095935352198952
Author(s):  
Sara E Crann
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Positioning Theory ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Feminist Poststructuralism ◽  
Gendered Identities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
New Applications

Despite growing scholarly interest in the identities and experiences of girls, little attention has been paid to the identities and experiences of rural girls, and in particular how girls’ subjectivities are discursively constituted in rural spaces. Using interviews and focus group discussions with girls and young women who attended a girls’ empowerment program, this paper draws on feminist poststructuralism and positioning theory to examine how rural gendered subjectivities are constructed and negotiated by girls and young women within the social, spatial, and discursive boundaries of a rural Canadian community. I examine how the girls and young women positioned themselves and were positioned by others as “small town girl” and “country girl” subjects, and how rural positionality was accomplished through invoking real and imagined notions of more urban “others.” It is through these contrasts to urban subjecthood that the variability of rural positionality is made visible. The findings of this study complicate and extend the dominant narrative of the urban-rural binary, and gendered identities and performances within rural spaces, by demonstrating the plurality of feminine rural subjectivity. This study offers new applications for the role of girls’ empowerment programs in shaping girls’ identities, experiences, and perspectives.

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