Outputs (3)

The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2019)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. N. (2019). The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games. European Journal for Sport and Society, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1693145

Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice explains how institutions – specifically for this paper, sports media – influence the taken-for-granted assumptions of one’s habitus. Sportswomen receive less media coverage than sportsmen, yet the influence that this ha... Read More about The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

"It's just the thing you do": Physical and digital fields and the flow of capitals for young people's gendered identity negotiation (2019)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. N., & Llewellyn, A. (2020). "It's just the thing you do": Physical and digital fields and the flow of capitals for young people's gendered identity negotiation. Journal of Adolescent Research, 35(1), 84-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558419883359

This article examines young people’s negotiation of their identities in relation to gender. We explore this through two important sites for young people – physical relationships in the school environment, and mainstream social media sites (e.g. Insta... Read More about "It's just the thing you do": Physical and digital fields and the flow of capitals for young people's gendered identity negotiation.

Gendered trends in young people’s participation in active lifestyles: The need for a gender-neutral narrative (2019)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. N., & Lindsey, I. (2020). Gendered trends in young people’s participation in active lifestyles: The need for a gender-neutral narrative. European Physical Education Review, 26(2), 535-551. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x19874095

Gendered differences in participation in active lifestyles (encompassing sport, physical activity, and physical education) are well established, with young men typically participating in more activities than young women. This paper uses a theoretical... Read More about Gendered trends in young people’s participation in active lifestyles: The need for a gender-neutral narrative.