Chapter 40, page 440

Body image and Gender

stereotypes

Often sports are labelled as being unfeminine or un-masculine

This means that certain sports are perceived as being more suitable for a particular sex.

Over time people have developed stereotypical characteristics for both males and females.

Athletes labelled as masculine or feminine depending on their

body image, which is reinforced by the perceived ideal stereotype

of the community

Masculine attributes are aggression, competitiveness, athletic skill and muscle bulk

Feminine attributes are flexibility, dainty, slim, passive, less skilled.

So when a male or female deviates from the norm, they are

labelled macho/lesbian/butch/queer/etc

depending on the perceived image established by the

culture/community.

Stereotypical views of gymnastics

Stereotypes associated with the different

events within gymnastics

Woman events involve flexibility, balance and

grace (floor/beam)

Male events involve immense upper body

strength and core strength

(rings/horse)

TASK

Read page 440

1) state, define and explain body image and gender stereotypes2) examples focussing on gymnastics 3) re-iterate your position from a personal perspective

***NOTE***Remember to • personalise where possible• steer your argument towards gymnastics