Exam 2 Flashcards
Ability is ….
- Variable
- Relational
- Contextual
Ableist ideology
Identifying people as disabled to justify treating them as inferior and to organize social worlds and physical spaces without taking them into account
- not adapting the able bodied world
2 dominant forms of ableist ideology
- Ageism - an evaluative perspective that favours one age group over the rest
- Ableism - evaluative perspective in which the label of disability marks a person as inferior and incapable of full participation in main stream activities
How are disabilities are produced?
being able bodied is a temporary condition and a projection of the biomedical model of disability. Being able bodied is simply a social construct. People are not born with disabilities, but they are created through social systems, institutions, and practices .
Medical model of disability
- Cause of the disability is based on the individual
- Person needs to be fixed rather than the environment needs to be changed
Examples of the bio medical model
- patronizing —> aren’t they incredible?
- curiosity—> can she really do that?
- tragedy
- inspiration
- mystification—> can’t believe she just did that
- pity - she tries sp hard
- surprise - stay tuned to see….
Emerging trends in Esport research (6)
- Integrity issues - cheating
- Violence stigma
- Addictions and mental health
- Social inequality
- Racism
- Gender inequality
Geek masculinity
Expression of masculinity that focuses on intellectualism, tech knowledge, and skill rather than physical power
Kim “geguri” se-yeon
- 19 year old pro esport gal
- Overwatch
- accused of using aim assist by other team
- showed herself playing to prove that she didn’t
- lots of people supported her but she got backlash on her looks
New media
- any media that exists
- increasing by 3.7 %
Digital divide
Inequities within the digital community between men and women, rich and poor, developed and non developed nations
Social media hegemonic ideology vs counter-hegemony ideology
Hegemonic- set of ideas and beliefs that are widely accepted as natural and normal, serve the interest of the dominant groups in society
Counter-hegemony - resists/challenges the dominant ideology and power structures in society, empowers marginalized groups
Sport social media that’s Struve for social justice
- sbnation outsports - LGBTQ+
- burn it all down - female sport podcast, lots of perspectives
- just not sports - how women are treated in sport media
- TIDES - social report cards
Muslim sports women in traditional mass media : orientalism (two ways)
- As passive and oppressive
- Focusing on hijab athletes
Legitimizing the hijab Nike perspectives
- they mainstreamed an oppressive garment
- Muslim women in sport is not new, if they want to wear a hijab they do, Nike is not the first to come out with an athletic hijab
- they are capitalizing on a culture