Essays on Female Athletes

According to the two videos, about 42% of junior female athletes competing in aesthetic sports such as gymnastics suffer from eating disorder. Further, they show that more than 11 million people in America have an eating disorder (Gslayen). Primarily, from the videos, it can be observed that most of the people who suffer from eating disorder are in some form of a weight management plan. In as much as the female athletes in the aesthetics are more affected by this condition, male athletes are also affected as well. The videos state that about 33% of the male athletes in ...

The social construction of gender is a prevailing concern among many social theorists and modern culture, particularly as society becomes more aware of the often arbitrary delineations between what is ‘male’ or ‘female’ about things like behavior, dress and attitude. Aaron Devor’s “Gender Role Behaviors and Attitudes” explicitly explores these issues of the cultural construct of gender, particularly the ways in which male and female behaviors are defined and categorized. This becomes especially important in the context of Mariah Burton Nelson’s “I Won, I’m Sorry,” which looks at these stratified gender behaviors in the context of ...

Bone mineral health is critical topic in the general fitness of athletes, more so female athletes. In determining the bone mineral health, experts analyze the mineral density in bones. The bone mineral density is calculated by measuring the mineral content in one cubic centimeter of bone. The higher the bone mineral density, the healthier the bones of the involved individual are and better for an athlete. In this regard, female athletes ought to ensure that they have high bone mineral density so that they are able to able to compete effectively and put their bodies into the strenuous conditions ...

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Relevance of the Topic

Basketball is one of the most dangerous team sports in the world with over 1.6 million basketball-related injuries reported every year and over three acute injuries occurring in every 1000 hours of basketball exposure (Luig and Henke, 2011). Most people including basketball players and coaches do not know these facts because excessive contact and aggressiveness are prohibited in the sport. Basketball’s popularity is growing in most parts of the world. It is estimated that over 300 million people worldwide play the sport because of its simplicity and minimal requirements. As the popularity of the sport ...

Bibliography

Holmes, R. M., McNeil, M., & Adorna, P. (2010). Student athletes' perceptions of formal and informal team leaders. Journal of Sport Behavior, 33(4), 442-465.

The majority of sports leadership studies focuses on the coach, his or her effectiveness, and relationship with the team. However, the coach is not the only leader, as the athletes also perform roles of formal and informal leaders. Furthermore, the majority of studies involve only quantitative approaches, which become the reason of such issues as the absence of description and methodological flaws. The absence of description means that quantitative approach cannot provide details about social ...

Abstract

Body dissatisfaction refers to an individual’s negativity regarding their own body image. It is found throughout all individuals, regardless of age or gender. However, studies have shown differences do exist when it comes to body dissatisfaction and an individual’s age or gender. Previous research has been aimed at body dissatisfaction and the causes that leads to an individual’s body dissatisfaction. This study is aimed at analyzing whether or not media exposure has a bigger influence when it comes to body dissatisfaction than psychological factors. The sample for this study will consist of 450 participants throughout three ...