Methodology note form.

Hypothesis - How does language differ for men and women, when they participate in gender bias sporting activities? 
 
This would involve analysing commentary of live matches or performances or interviews with the athletes;
  • How are the questions constructed differently?
  • Is there different types of language used for different genders?
  • Is the vocabulary different, when describing different gendered athletes?
  • Is one gender favoured over there other for a particular sport?
Data will be collected by watching videos from the Olympic games, I will transcribe at least 3 events from each sport, for both men and women.

Ethics -
The videos are able to view online, so the public is able to view them. Meaning I can analyse not only what is being said but also the atmosphere and peoples reactions without ethically violating them.

Reliability -
Although the athletes are being the fact they are being film would not affect what they say in the interviews, as they have to deal with the press often. Commentators would also be less likely to be phased by the presence of cameras because they are more than likely previous athletes and also been on camera more often than not.

 
 
 


Comments

  1. Unknown16 October 2016 at 03:03

    Good ideas. What do you mean by gender-biased sports (note the suffix on 'bias' (ed) that changes it from a noun to an adjective)? How much data will you collect and why? Maybe get some sample data to help you determine this. What hypothesis are you testing? This needs a specific theory for the main focus and you can then bring in other gender theories as they are relevant in the analysis.

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