Cultivation theory and priming focus on how individuals adopt andare influenced by the perceptions of others; conversely, objectification theory tea-ches specific views on and perceptions of the self.
A known statistic with everyone, I believe this applies even more to females in athletics.
Women learn to treatthemselves as objects on display, believing their appearance determines their value
It is kind of true, female athletes will receive more, positive feedback from their performance.
Female athletes continue to receive ‘‘runner up’’ status in terms of the amountof media coverage.
It's getting better, but the media coverage of women's sports is still no where near equal to mens coverage.
Although women makeup 40%of sport participants in the United States, less than2%of televised media coverage is devoted to women; by ignoring sportswomen, themedia portray females as not being skilled at or interested in sport
Ridiculous statistic, sad but true.
Past research has examined the way athletes are described by the media in termsof stereotypes, gender roles, and races
Exactly my research topic thesis
Women’s sports and female athletes are described mostoften in terms of their femininity, sexuality, emotions, and appearance implying theyhave athletic ‘‘abilities’’ rather than athleticism
Continued thought from above. (extra detail)
Itstands to reason that without positive media images to look at female athleteswould feel a certain measure of pressure to conform to a thin, glamorous, andoverly sexualized image.
I somewhat agree with this, the women's game gets more exposure when "prettier" girls are playing rather than not
Despite female participation in sport being at an all-timehigh (Acosta & Carpenter, 2012; NationalFederation of State High School Asso-ciations, 2013), the focus on female athletes remains on their physical appearance,femininity, and/or heterosexuality rather than their athletic accomplishments(Fink, 2014).
This is still an issue today, female athletic excellence is seen as an exception, not a norm.
Results suggest that lessself-objectification occurs and greater body satisfaction is achieved when images ofperformance athletes are viewed, suggesting a need for more of these images inmainstream media.
female athletes shouldnt be objectified based on their body, but their ability to play.
Previous research has examined the impact of media representations onwomen, concluding distorted body image perceptions and lower levels of self-esteem are often influenced by media that depict and promote thinness
Females are constantly accomodating to the perception of what they "should" appear like. As an athlete, the preconception contradicts itself because of the platform they are in.