This paper proposes a new framework for approaching Muslim women in sport, beyond the oft-utilised framework of sports development. In preference to a deficit model of sports participation, where marginalized groups and individuals are incorporated into mainstream culture as players of sport, we bring together three domains that remain under-investigated in terms of Muslim women and sport in Australia and internationally – participation, consumption and representation. By shifting the research focus toward the contribution of both active and passive sports participation to fostering pleasure, enjoyment and self-determination for Muslim women, possibilities emerge to expand on the narrow priority formulation and policy fields of ‘ethnicity’ and ‘well-being’ focused on physical health outcomes through which Muslim women and sports-based interventions are commonly framed.
History
Pagination
1-14
Location
Adelaide, South Australia
Start date
2014-11-24
End date
2014-11-27
ISBN-13
9780646927350
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2014, Australian Sociological Association
Editor/Contributor(s)
West B
Title of proceedings
TASA 2014: Challenging Identities, Institutions and Communities : Proceedings of the Australian Sociological Association 2014 Conference
Event
The Australian Sociological Association. Conference (2014 : Adelaide, South Australia)