Posts Categorized "Differences and Similarities of Athletes in Print Media"

by Sydney Zima

USA Women’s Soccer Team: A Sex Role Perspective and Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this 2019 issue of Sports Illustrated, gold medalists, the USA Women’s Soccer Team, is presented on the cover. In this image, both Goffman’s Gender Displays and…

Super Bowl MVPs: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this image of multiple Super Bowl MVPs, the 2020 Sports Illustrated issue represents both stereotypical traits of men in addition to how these individuals are possibly defying…

Misty Copeland: A Sex Role Perspective

  Success magazine presented American Ballet Dancer, Misty Copeland, on the cover of their 2020 issue. In this portrayal, Copeland defies many stereotypes that are typically identified with…

Russell Wilson: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this 2020 issue of Sports Illustrated, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson is presented on the cover using two techniques to portray a stereotypical male using the sex…

Steph Claire Smith: A Sex Role Perspective and Goffman’s Gender Displays

  Fitness guru, Steph Claire Smith, is presented on the cover of a 2019 issue of Women’s Health magazine. In this image, Smith represents several feminine characteristics by…

Raheem Sterling – A Sex Role Perspective

  In this 2019 issue of GQ magazine, British soccer player Raheem Sterling is portrayed in three stereotypical ways in which a male personal would be pictured. Using…

LeBron James: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this issue of GQ magazine, professional basketball player, LeBron James is given a sense of superiority through the use of several characteristics that represent certain male…

Elena Krawzow: A Sex Role Perspective and Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this 2020 issue, Elena Krawzow became the first female Paralympic athlete to pose nude on Playboy’s cover. Looking through a Sex Role Perspective lens and one…

Kate Courtney: A Sex Role Perspective

  This 2019 issue of Outside magazine, mountain biking World Cup Champion, Kate Courtney, is portrayed in both stereotypical and non stereotypical ways through a Sex Role Perspective….

Virginia Tech Football: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this 2020 edition of Inside HokieSports, Virginia Tech football athletes, Tre Turner and Divine Deablo are presented on the cover in a very stereotypical male fashion….

DeAndre Hopkins: A Sex Role Perspective

  This 2019 issue of ESPN magazine shows professional NFL player, DeAndre Hopkins and his mother, hand in hand. Looking through a sex role lens, this image has…

Alex Morgan: Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this 2020 issue of Glamour magazine, Olympic gold medalist soccer player Alex Morgan is presented on the cover in less stereotypical ways a viewer would envision an…

Joseph Ortiz: A Sex Role Perspective

  On the cover of Ironman magazine, Olympia Winner, Joseph Ortiz, embodies several of the stereotypical traits that are associated with men. A Sex Role Perspective Simply in…

Sue Bird: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this 2020 preview of the WNBA, on the cover of Slam magazine, Sue Bird is featured in a strong, and intimidating way which allows for her…

NCAA Sports Scholars: Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this issue of Diverse magazine, athletes are featured to honor their award winning scholarships for being student-athletes. The 2020 winners include male student-athlete Rodrigo Blankenship who…

Damian Lillard: A Sex Role Perspective

  In this 2020 issue of ESPN, professional basketball player Damian Lillard is presented on the cover in very stereotypical ways in which a male individual would be,…

Serena Williams: A Sex Role Perspective and Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this 2019 issue of Sports Illustrated, professional tennis player, Serena Williams is depicted in some stereotypical ways, but also embraces empowering women by the way she…

NBA Preview 2019-2020: A Sex Role Perspective With a Touch of Male Gaze

  In this issue of Sports Illustrated about the upcoming 2019-2020 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers were featured on the cover displaying a strong, active role that…

High School Athletes: Goffman’s Gender Displays

  This September 2020 issue of Sports Illustrated brings light to high school athletes, both male and female. One primary aspect of Goffman’s Gender Displays show how advertising…

Simone Biles: A Sex Role Perspective and Goffman’s Gender Displays

  In this August 2020 issue of Vogue, Olympic Gold Medalist, Simone Biles is depicted on the cover. For women and young girls across the country, she embodies…