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Abstract
The role of women in sports has changed dramatically in the last forty years. The civil rights movement and Title IX legislation have provided opportunities for women to compete in a wide range of sports, and female athletes are much more visible in the media today. The purpose of this study was to examine recent portrayals of female athletes in young adult sports fiction to determine whether they are represented authentically. This researcher analyzed how female athletes are portrayed in sports fiction, the characteristics of an authentic female athlete, and whether female athletes are stereotyped in this genre of young adult literature. This qualitative content analysis examined twenty young adult novels written for readers in grades fifth through twelfth that feature a female athlete as the protagonist and range in publication from 1990-2010.
Year of Submission
2011
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Jean Donham
Date Original
8-2011
Object Description
1 PDF file (49 pages)
Copyright
©2011 Casey Smelser
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Smelser, Casey, "A Textual Analysis of the Portrayal of Female Athletes in Young Adult Literature" (2011). Graduate Research Papers. 4033.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4033
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