2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The actual and particularities of sexual harassment that female university students experience in sport
| Project/Area Number |
14594013
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
ジェンダー
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| Research Institution | Tezukayama Gakuin University (2004)
Osaka Women's University (2002-2003) |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIIKAWA Yasuo Tezukayama Gakuin University, Faculty of Human and Cultural Studies, Professor, 人間文化学部, 教授 (90200964)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IIDA Takako Tezukayama Gakuin University, Faculty of Human and Cultural Studies, Professor, 教授 (60099554)
ITANI Keiko Kyoto University of Education, Faculty of Education, 教育学部, 教授 (80291433)
OTA Ayako Musashigaoka College, Associate Professor, 健康生活科, 助教授 (80258946)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | sport / sexual harassment / female university students |
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| Research Abstract |
As the first step in analyzing the issues of sexual harassment in sport, research was conducted on the perceptions and experiences of sexual harassment among Japanese female university students. This study also clarified some of the particularities of that harassment.
Firstly, the actual state of the experiences and perceptions of sexual harassment among female university students was clarified. Secondly, group interviews were conducted with female university students about their experiences and opinions regarding sexual harassment in sport. Thirdly, the experiences and perceptions of sexual harassment among sport-students in sports settings were compared to those of non-sport students outside sports settings. Fourthly, after analyzing these findings comprehensively and contrasting them with research conducted abroad, some of the particularities of sexual harassment in sport in Japan were examined from the perspective of female university students.
Differences in sexual harassment experi
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ences between female sport-students in sport settings and female non-sport students outside sport were as follows. The former group more often experienced two kinds of conduct : 1)conduct centered mainly on comments regarding female students' physical appearance, i.e., "looks or figure." 2)conduct involving touching female students on their shoulders/arms while working with them or giving instructions.
The latter group often experienced the following harassment : 1)being told off-color or obscene jokes, 2)being asked about her sexual activity or experiences, and 3) having males stare at their bodies. These forms of harassment were in addition to the two above-mentioned conducts.
Regarding differences in sexual harassment perceptions, female sport-students were more tolerant in 17 of 19 potential sexual harassment conducts than were female non-sport students. In particular many female sport-students did not regard body touching as a form of sexual harassment.
It is the conclusion of this study that there are potential opportunities for sexual harassment in body touching behavior, although they are often regarded and accepted as aspects of instructional behavior in sport. Less
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Research Products
(2 results)
