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Intercollegiate female coaches' use of verbally aggressive communication toward African American female athletes

Lattin, Kristi Shanita; Ruggiero, Thomas

Authors

Kristi Shanita Lattin

Thomas Ruggiero



Abstract

Despite the high proportionality of African American female athletes in intercollegiate sports, the combination of a primarily White sports media and White coaching personnel creates a fertile environment for the reproduction of racialized and gendered stereotypes. This study sought to examine this phenomenon through the lens of verbally aggressive communication between female intercollegiate coaches and African American female athletes. This study found that verbally aggressive communication is generally perceived negatively by African American female athletes and suggests that female intercollegiate coaches, like their male counterparts, often believe they can arbitrarily use the power granted to them within the sport organization to perpetuate racial and gender stereotypes.

Citation

Lattin, K. S., & Ruggiero, T. (2008). Intercollegiate female coaches' use of verbally aggressive communication toward African American female athletes. Howard Journal of Communications, 19(2), 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/10646170801990946

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2008
Journal Howard Journal of Communications
Print ISSN 1064-6175
Electronic ISSN 1096-4649
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 2
Pages 105-124
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10646170801990946
Keywords verbal aggression, athletes, women, African American
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1014024
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10646170801990946


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