Sociology 2179A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Perdita Felicien, Tomboy, Canadian Human Rights Act
17 Apr 2015
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Participation and equity issues: participation by girls & women has increased dramatically because of, new opportunities, government equal rights legislation, global women"s rights movement, health & fitness movement, increased media coverage of women"s sports. 1970: report of the royal commission on the status of women. 1982: constitution act, schedule b -- canadian charter of rights and freedoms. 1985: canadian human rights act: in addition to provincial human rights legislation. Reasons for caution when predicting future participation ** pg. Does this effect who plays? (considered threats to the changes: continued emphasis on cosmetic fitness , trivialization of women"s sports, pg. 229: other things connected to gender and female sports ex. cosmetic fitness, looking too much like a man, etc, homophobia and the threat of being labeled lesbian . If males control access to participation and standards for defining ability, playing like a boy is a prerequisite for playing at all.
