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Between concealment and exposure – menstruation status in professional sport from a sociological perspective

dc.contributor.authorJakubowska, Honorata
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-02T06:52:58Z
dc.date.available2024-10-02T06:52:58Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-26
dc.identifier.issn0208-600X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/53277
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article is to examine, based on a literature review, the status of menstruation in professional sport from a sociological perspective. The first part of the article describes the broader sociocultural context that frames the perception and experience of menstruation and is followed by a review of the literature focused on sport. In the second part, the main factors that shape the status of menstruation in professional sport, i.e. the culture of concealment, the characteristics of the sport, the sport media coverage and menstrual activism, are discussed. As the article reveals, the coexistence of these factors causes that, on the one hand, menstruation is rarely the object of communication, mainly addressed to a broader public; on the other hand, menstrual activism contributes to some changes related to dress code or open discussion on menstrual issues. The conclusion indicates the meaning of sociological studies of menstruation in sports, pointing out the importance of the topic in basic and applied research and its social impact.en
dc.description.abstractCelem niniejszego artykułu jest opisanie, w oparciu o przegląd literatury, statusu menstruacji w sporcie profesjonalnym z perspektywy socjologicznej. W pierwszej części artykułu opisano szerszy kontekst społeczno-kulturowy, który kształtuje postrzeganie i doświadczanie menstruacji, a następnie dokonano przeglądu literatury poświęconej sportowi. W drugiej części omówiono główne czynniki kształtujące status menstruacji w sporcie profesjonalnym, tj. kulturę ukrywania, charakterystykę sportu, medialny przekaz sportu i aktywizm menstruacyjny. Jak wskazuje artykuł, współwystępowanie tych czynników powoduje, że z jednej strony menstruacja rzadko jest przedmiotem komunikacji, zwłaszcza tej skierowanej do szerszej publiczności, z drugiej zaś aktywizm menstruacyjny przyczynia się do pewnych zmian związanych z dress codem czy otwartą dyskusją na tematy menstruacyjne. W podsumowaniu podkreślono wartość socjologicznych badań nad menstruacją w sporcie, wskazując na znaczenie tego tematu w badaniach podstawowych i stosowanych oraz wpływ społeczny takich badań.pl
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Sociologica;90pl
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectmenstruacjapl
dc.subjectsport profesjonalnypl
dc.subjectsocjologiapl
dc.subjectkultura ukrywaniapl
dc.subjectmenstruacyjny aktywizmpl
dc.subjectmenstruationen
dc.subjectprofessional sporten
dc.subjectsociologyen
dc.subjectculture of concealmenten
dc.subjectmenstrual activismen
dc.titleBetween concealment and exposure – menstruation status in professional sport from a sociological perspectiveen
dc.title.alternativeMiędzy ukrywaniem a ujawnianiem – status menstruacji w sporcie profesjonalnym z perspektywy socjologicznejpl
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number5-18
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationAdam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Sociology, Department of Sociology of Individual and Social Relationsen
dc.identifier.eissn2353-4850
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dc.contributor.authorEmailhonorata.jakubowska@amu.edu.pl
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/0208-600X.90.01


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