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‘The Nordic female fighter’ : Exploring women’s participation in mixed martial arts in Norway and Sweden
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- Alsarve, Daniel, 1976- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,ReSHAPE
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- Tjønndal, Anne (author)
- Nord University, Bodø, Norway
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- 2019-01-18
- 2020
- English.
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In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. - : Sage Publications. - 1012-6902 .- 1461-7218. ; 55:4, s. 471-489
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Abstract
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- The purpose of this article is to investigate women’s participation in mixed martial arts in the Nordic countries. The study is based on a qualitative and quantitative methodological approach consisting of individual interviews and focus group interviews with Swedish female mixed martial arts fighters and data from a Norwegian survey of participants in Norwegian mixed martial arts clubs. A total of 12 female fighters were interviewed, while 484 respondents participated in the survey. The results show that women exercising mixed martial arts contain a potential to act as feminist role models through their counter-hegemonic renegotiation of norms and views on femininity and, more specifically, the perception of femininity as something fragile and passive. Despite this progressive potential, the informants unanimously affirm that combat sports in general and in different ways are dominated by males. The data indicates that women still represent a small and marginalised group among mixed martial arts participants in the Nordic countries. Furthermore, women participating in mixed martial arts compete less and are less motivated by performance enhancement (developing as fighters, winning fights/tournaments/titles) compared to the male participants. However, both male and female participants value health and fun as the most important reasons for their participation in mixed martial arts training groups.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Idrottsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Sport and Fitness Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Combat sport
- gender
- hegemony
- inclusion and exclusion
- masculinities
- MMA
- Sports Science
- Idrottsvetenskap
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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