Lesbian experiences in sport: A social identity perspective

Quest

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 328-346

  Krane, Vikki ^a   Barber, Heather ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844343541     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2003.10491808     Document Type: Article

References (72)

1. Abrams, D., & Hogg, M.A. (1988,). Social identifications: A social psychology of intergroup relations and group processes. London: Routledge.
2. Abrams, D., & Hogg, M.A. (1990). An introduction to the social identity approach. In D. Abrams & M. Hogg (Eds.), Social identity theory: Constructive and critical advances (pp. 1-9). New York: Springer-Verlag.
3. Abrams, D., & Hogg, M.A. (2001). Collective identity: Group membership and self-conception. In M.A. Hogg & R.S. Tindale (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Group processes (pp. 425-460). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
4. Baird, S. (2001). Femininity on the pitch: An ethnographic study of female rugby players. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Bowling Green State University.
5. Blinde, E.M., & Taub, D.E. (1992). Homophobia and women’s sport: The disempowerment of athletes. Sociological Focus, 25, 151-166.
6. Bredemeier, B.J.L., Carlton, E.B., Hills, L.A., & Oglesby, C.A. (1999). Changers and the changed: Moral aspects of coming out in physical education. Quest, 51, 418-431.
7. Brustad, R.J., & Ritter-Taylor, M. (1997). Applying social psychological perspectives to the sport psychology consulting process. The Sport Psychologist, 11, 107-119
8. Cox, S., & Gallois, C. (1996). Gay and lesbian identity development: A social identity perspective. Journal of Homosexuality, 30, 1-30.
9. Crocker, J., & Luhtanen, R. (1990). Collective self-esteem and ingroup bias. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 60-67.
10. Crocker, J., & Major, B. (1989). Social stigma and self-esteem: The self-protective properties of stigma. Psychological Review, 96, 608-630.
11. Curry, T.J. (1991). Fraternal bonding in the locker room: A profeminist analysis of talk about competition and women. Sociology of Sport Journal, 16, 119-135.
12. Curry, T.J. (1998). Beyond the locker room: Campus bars and college athletes. Sociology of Sport Journal, 15, 205-215.
13. D’Augelli, A.R. (1993). Preventing mental health problems among lesbian and gay college students. Journal of Primary Prevention, 13, 245-261.
14. Dempsey, C.L. (1994). Health and social issues of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 75, 160-167.
15. Dewar, A. (1993). Would all the generic women in sport please stand up? Challenges facing feminist sport sociology. Quest, 45, 211-229.
16. Friskopp, A., & Silverstein, S. (1995). Straight jobs, gay lives: Gay and lesbian professionals, the Harvard Business School, and the American workplace. New York: Scribner.
17. Greendorfer, S. (1998). Title IX gender equity, backlash and ideology. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 7(1), 69-93.
18. Greendorfer, S.L., & Rubinson, L. (1997). Homophobia and heterosexism in women’s sport and physical education. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 189-212.
19. Griffin, P. (1991). Identity management strategies among lesbian and gay educators. Qualitative Studies in Education, 4, 189-202.
20. Griffin, P. (1992). Changing the game: Homophobia, sexism, and lesbians in sport. Quest, 44, 251-265.
21. Griffin, P. (1998). Strong women, deep closets: Lesbians and homophobia in women’s sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
22. Hinkle, S., Taylor, L.A., Fox-Cardomone, L., & Ely, P.G. (1998). Social identity and aspects of social creativity: Shifting to new dimensions of intergroup comparison. In S. Worchel, J.F. Morales, D. Paez, & J. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 53-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
23. Hogg, J., & Abrams, D. (1988). Social identifications: A social psychology of intergroup relations and group processes. New York: Routledge.
24. Hogg, J., & McGarty, C. (1990). Self-categorization and social identity. In D. Abrams & M. Hogg (Eds.), Social identity theory: Constructive and critical advances (pp. 10-27). New York: Springer-Verlag.
25. Hogg, J., Terry, D.J., & White, K.M. (1995). A tale of two theories: A critical comparison of identity theory with social identity theory. Social Psychology Quarterly, 58, 255-269.
26. Hurtado, A. (1997). Understanding multiple group identities: Inserting women into cultural transformation. Journal of Social Issues, 53, 299-328.
27. Hurtado, A., Gurin, P., & Peng, T. (1994). Social identities—A framework for studying the adaptation of immigrants and ethnics: The adaptations of Mexicans in the United States. Social Problems, 41, 129-151.
28. Kauer, K. (2002). "Scary dykes and feminine queens”: Stereotypes and female athletes. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Bowling Green State University.
29. Khayatt, M.D. (1992). Lesbian teachers: An invisible presence. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
30. Kirsch, M.H. (2000). Queer theory and social change. New York: Routledge.
31. Krane, V. (1996). Lesbians in sport: Towards acknowledgment, understanding, and theory. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18, 237-246.
32. Krane, V. (1997a). Homonegativism experienced by lesbian collegiate athletes. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 141-163.
33. Krane, V. (1997b, March). The impact of homonegativism on lesbian college coaches. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, St. Louis, Missouri.
34. Krane, V. (2001a). We can be athletic and feminine, but do we want to? Challenging hegemonic femininity in women’s sport. Quest, 53, 115-133.
35. Krane, V. (2001b). One lesbian feminist epistemology: Integrating feminist standpoint, queer theory, and feminist cultural studies. The Sport Psychologist, 15, 401-411.
36. Krane, V., Barber, H., & McClung, L. (2002). Social psychological benefits of Gay Games participation: A social identity theory explanation. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 27-42.
37. Krane, V., Choi, P., Baird, S., Kauer, K., & Aimar, C. (2002, November). Femininity, muscularity, and empowerment in female athletes. Symposium presented at the meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Tucson, Arizona.
38. Krane, V., & Romont, L. (1997). Female athletes’ motives and experiences at the Gay Games. Journal of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identity, 2, 123-138.
39. Krane, V., & Waldron, J. (2000). The Gay Games: Creating our own culture. In Kay Schaffer, & Sidonie Smith (Eds.), The Olympics at the millennium: Power, politics, and the Olympic Games (pp. 147-164). Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
40. Labrecque, L. (1994). Unity: A celebration of Gay Games IV and Stonewall. San Francisco, CA: Labrecque Publishing.
41. Landrine, H. (1998). Cultural diversity, contextualism, and feminist psychology. In B.M. Clinchy & J. K. Norem (Eds.), The gender and psychology reader (pp. 78-94). New York: New York University Press. (Reprinted from Bringing cultural diversity to feminist psychology, pp. 1-20, by H. Landrine, Ed., 1995, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association).
42. Lenskyj, H.J. (1986). Out of bounds: Women, sport & sexuality. Toronto: Women’s Press.
43. Lenskyj, H.J. (1994). Sexuality and femininity in sport contexts: Issues and alternatives. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 18, 356-376.
44. Lenskyj, H.J. (1997). No fear? Lesbians in sport and physical education. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 7-22.
45. Marques, J.M. (1990). The black-sheep effect: Out-group homogeneity in social comparison settings. In D. Abrams & M. Hogg (Eds.), Social identity theory: Constructive and critical advances (pp. 131-151). New York: Springer-Verlag.
46. Messner, M.A. (1988). Sports and male domination: The female athlete as contested ideological terrain. Sociology of Sport Journal, 5, 197-211.
47. Messner, M.A. (1996). Studying up on sex. Sociology of Sport Journal, 13, 221-237.
48. Middlebrook, D.W. (1998). Suits me: The double life of Billy Tipton. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
49. Oakes, P., Haslam, S.A., & Turner, J.C. (1998). The role of prototypicality in group influence and cohesion: Contextual variation in the graded structure of social categories. In S. Worchel, J.F. Morales, D. Paez, & J. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 53-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
50. Olson, M.R. (1987). A study of gay and lesbian teachers. Journal of Homosexuality, 13, 73-81.
51. Opffer, E. (1994). Coming out to students: Notes from the college classroom. In R. Jeffrey Ringer (Ed.), Queer words, queer images: Communication and the construction of homosexuality (pp. 296-321). New York: New York University Press.
52. Paez, D., Martinez-Taboada, C., Arrospide, J., Insua, P., & Ayestarean, S. (1998). Constructing social identity: The role of status, collective values, collective self-esteem, perception and social behavior. In S. Worchel, J.F. Morales, D. Paez, & J. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 53-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
53. Palzkill, B. (1990). Between gymshoes and high-heels-The development of a lesbian identity and existence in top class sport. International Review for Sociology of Sport, 25, 221-233.
54. Peper, K. (1994). Female athlete = lesbian: A myth constructed from gender role expectations and lesbiphobia. In R.J. Ringer (Ed.), Queer words, queer images: Communication and construction of homosexuality (pp. 193-208). New York: New York University Press.
55. Pirinen, R. (1997). The construction of women’s positions in sport: A textual analysis of articles on female athletes in Finnish women’s magazines. Sociology of Sport Journal, 14, 290-301.
56. Rader, B.G. (1998). American sports: From the age of folkgames to the age of televised sports (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
57. Riemer, B.A. (1997). Lesbian identity formation and the sport environment. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 83-108.
58. Serino, C. (1998). The personal-social interplay: Social cognitive prospects on identity and self-others comparison. In S. Worchel, J.F. Morales, D. Paez, & J. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 53-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
59. Sophie, J. (1986). Internalized homophobia and lesbian identity. Journal of Homosexuality, 14, 53-65.
60. Tajfel, H. (1978). Differentiation between social groups: Studies in the social psychology of intergroup relations. London: Academic Press.
61. Tajfel, H. (1981). Human groups and social categories: Studies in social psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
62. Tajfel, H., & Turner, J.C. (1979). An integrative theory of intergroup conflict. In S. Worchel & W.G. Austin (Eds.), The social psychology of intergroup relations (pp. 33-48). Monterey CA: Brooks-Cole.
63. Turner, J.C., Hogg, M.A., Oakes, P.J., Reicher, S.D., & Wetherell, M.S. (1987). Rediscovering the social group: A self-categorization theory. Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell.
64. Troiden, R. R. (1988). Homosexual identity development. Journal of Adolescent Health Care, 9, 105-113.
65. Tyler, C. (1997). Passing, narcissism, identity, and difference. In E. Weed & N. Schor (Eds.), Feminism meets queer theory (pp. 227-265). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
66. Tyler, T.R. (2001). Social justice. In R. Brown & S.L. Gaertner (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Group processes (pp. 344-364). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
67. Vealey, R.S. (1997). Transforming the silence on lesbians in sport. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 165-188.
68. Wellman, S., & Blinde, E. (1997). Homophobia in women’s intercollegiate basketball. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 6(2), 63-82.
69. Wood, S.E. (1992). Describing the experiences of lesbian physical educators: A phenomenological study. In A.C. Sparkes (Ed.), Research in physical education and sport: Exploring alternative visions (pp. 90-117). Washington DC: Falmer Press.
70. Worchel, S. (1998). A developmental view of the search for group identity. In S. Worchel, J.F. Morales, D. Paez, & J. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 53-74). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
71. Worchel, S., Morales, J. F., Paez, D., & Deschamps, J. (1998). Social identity: International perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
72. Wright, S. (2001). Strategic collective action: Social psychology and social change. In R. Brown & S.L. Gaertner (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of social psychology: Intergroup processes (pp. 409-430). Malden, MA: Blackwell.