I Just Want to Play: Women Negotiating Gender in Golf

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dc.contributor.authorChapple, Constance L.
dc.contributor.authorMcQuillan, Julia
dc.contributor.authorMcGinnis, Leeen_US
dc.dateNovember 2003en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T14:38:26Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T14:38:26Z
dc.date.issued2003-11-1
dc.description.abstractGolf does not inherently privilege men or women (physically), yet men are much more likely to participate in golf. What are the institutional and interactional barriers to women's gold participation? What strategies do women use to negotiate playing and persisting in golf? Guided by research on occupational sex segregation , statistical discrimination, and "chilly climates," we explore these questions using 10 interviews with women golfers. The perception that "good golfer" automatically means "male" contributes to women feeling unworthy to play golf. In addition, social closure operates in the form of unwelcoming courses; women reported feeling ignored, overlooked, or unimportant on the course. Finally, several characteristics of the courses themselves and on-course interactions help frame golf experiences as "woman friendly" or not.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKaw Valley Banken_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.identifier.otherSchool of Business Working Paper Series; No. 5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10425/273
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWashburn University. School of Businessen_US
dc.subjectGolf - Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectSex discriminationen_US
dc.titleI Just Want to Play: Women Negotiating Gender in Golfen_US
dc.typeWorking paperen_US
washburn.identifier.cdm20en_US
washburn.identifier.oclc61501449en_US
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