Sarah Harding's Outputs (7)

Freedom through constraint: Young women's embodiment, space and wellbeing during lockdown (2022)
Journal Article
Harding, S., & Mazzoli Smith, L. (2022). Freedom through constraint: Young women's embodiment, space and wellbeing during lockdown. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 3, Article 100101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2022.100101

Following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions in March 2020, young people were suddenly faced with a reduction and reconfiguration of the spaces in which they could ‘be’. This paper explores how in this loc... Read More about Freedom through constraint: Young women's embodiment, space and wellbeing during lockdown.

‘Boys, when they do dance, they have to do football as well, for balance’: Young men’s construction of a sporting masculinity (2021)
Journal Article
Harding, S. N. (2022). ‘Boys, when they do dance, they have to do football as well, for balance’: Young men’s construction of a sporting masculinity. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 57(1), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690220987144

The construction of masculinity and identity for young men is often complex. The role of sport for young men’s construction of a ‘valued’ masculine identity mirrors this complexity, and sport is often viewed as the paradigmatic space for displaying d... Read More about ‘Boys, when they do dance, they have to do football as well, for balance’: Young men’s construction of a sporting masculinity.

Simplistic policy, skewed consequences: Taking stock of English physical education, school sport and physical activity policy since 2013 (2020)
Journal Article
Lindsey, I., Metcalfe, S., Gemar, A., Armstrong, J., & Alderman, J. (2021). Simplistic policy, skewed consequences: Taking stock of English physical education, school sport and physical activity policy since 2013. European Physical Education Review, 27(2), 278-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x20939111

The period from 2013 to 2019 was one of relative continuity in policies for physical education (PE), school sport and physical activity (PESSPA) in England. Starting from the advent of the government’s flagship PE and Sport Premium (PES Premium) init... Read More about Simplistic policy, skewed consequences: Taking stock of English physical education, school sport and physical activity policy since 2013.

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.

Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education (2018)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. (2018). Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education. Sport, Education and Society, 23(7), 681-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2018.1493574

Participation in sport and Physical Education (PE) has historically been heavily gendered, and the glorification of masculinity and sporting prowess is viewed as a potentially negative influence on participation for both males and females. This paper... Read More about Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education.