Fairer, Not Equal: Elite Professional Female Athletes And Women's Sports Media Coverage

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dc.contributor.advisorCottingham, Michael
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWalsh, David
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPearson, Demetrius
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKwan, Samantha
dc.creatorDaly, Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-01T04:31:31Z
dc.date.available2017-05-01T04:31:31Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2016
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2016
dc.date.updated2017-05-01T04:31:31Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study examines the perceptions held by elite professional female athletes in regards to the media coverage of women’s sports and explores how these athletes view themselves as members of society. Method: Data were collected by individual semistructured interviews between the primary researcher and 12 members of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). A qualitative descriptive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The athletes interviewed indicated being an elite professional female athlete has its challenges and sacrifices, but agreed they hold an important role in attempting to change society’s view of female athletes and women’s sports. Conclusions: The coverage of women’s sports by media organizations, in general, is low and the athletes interviewed for this study feel those in society do not see them as athletes.
dc.description.departmentHealth and Human Performance, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1759
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectFemale athletes
dc.subjectWomen's sports
dc.subjectMedia coverage
dc.subjectMedia
dc.subjectMass communication
dc.titleFairer, Not Equal: Elite Professional Female Athletes And Women's Sports Media Coverage
dc.type.dcmiText
dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHealth and Human Performance, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineSport and Fitness Administration
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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