Girl Fight: Apologetic Behaviors among Female Mixed Martial Arts Fighters as a Reaction to Social Stigmatization, Stereotyping, and Labeling of Sports Participation Janet Martin Department of Sociology

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Related to Public Interactions



Now consider how the pressures of stereotyping affect you in personal and private social situations (with family, friends, co-workers, peers, female athletes and general public outside of your sport).

34. I try to look feminine for example, by wearing make-up, finger nail polish, long hair and other ways.

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38. I avoid physical contact (non-sport related) with other females.

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41. I avoid talking about my intimate relationships or relationship status.

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45. I try to talk about or be seen with a boyfriend or husband.

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50. Others refer to me as a pussy, bitch, or with other negative female labels.

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54. I downplay my ability in the sport when asked about my participation by men.

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Personal Information

57. I describe my physical appearance as:

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Appendix C:

Script for Entrance into Public Events

Hello, I am Janet Martin, from the sociology department of Warren Wilson College. I am conducting research to fulfill the requirements form my Bachelors of Arts Degree in Sociology under the supervision of Dr. Laura Vance, a sociology professor at Warren Wilson College. The purpose of my research is to investigate gender stereotypes in sports based on the experiences of female athletes. I wanted to ask if it would be alright for me to observe this event. I may be making written and recorded notes during this public event and may seek to conduction informal interviews with spectators and/or participants. Participation in the interviews will be entirely voluntary and all personal information and answers will be kept confidential. All recordings and notes will be held in a secure location with access available to only myself and my supervisor. All of the responses collected will be utilized in my findings as collective data. If individual responses are cited they will be referenced by pseudonym and no answer will be able to be directly linked to identifying information.

Hello, I am Janet Martin, from the sociology department at Warren Wilson College. I am conducting research to fulfill the requirements for my Bachelors of Arts Degree in Sociology under the supervision of Dr. Laura Vance, a sociology professor at Warren Wilson College. The purpose of my research is to investigate gender stereotypes in sports based on the experiences of female athletes. Would you be willing to answer a few short questions that might take 5-10 minutes of your time? Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary and all personal information and answers will be kept confidential, all recordings and notes will be held in a secure location with only access available to me and my supervisor. All of the responses collected will be utilized in my findings as collective data. If individual responses are cited they will be referenced by pseudonym and no answer will be able to be directly linked to identifying information. Do I have your permission to ask you a few questions and record our interview? I will record his or her affirmation, consenting to an informal interview at the beginning of the interview.