"Oh yeah, I'm a skateboarder" : exploring how girls in Auckland become members of the skate community : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science in Environmental Health at Massey University, New Zealand

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"Oh yeah, I'm a skateboarder" : exploring how girls in Auckland become members of the skate community : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science in Environmental Health at Massey University, New Zealand

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Youth inactivity is a global concern, and girls are a focus of many interventions because traditional opportunities to engage in sport do not appear to meet their needs. Girls' opportunities to be active are affected by a complex network of sociocultural factors including gender role socialisation, objectification, sexism, and the male coding of many sports and physical activities. This thesis presents research based on hermeneutic phenomenological principles that explores the lived experienc...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Collins, Jacquelyn Anne

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/16752

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skateboarding / gender / female skateboarding / gender role socialisation / gender stereotypes / 440509 Women's studies (incl. girls' studies)

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