Feminist Applied Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice

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With an emphasis on women and transwomen athletes and exercisers of color, Feminist Applied Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice introduces the reader to feminist, black feminist, and womanist sport psychology, offering an alternative and powerful approach to working with athletes. Covering core concepts, applied skills, and research methods, the book includes useful features throughout, such as discussion questions and definitions of key terms. It is organized into three sections covering, firstly, feminist theory, history, movements, and their importance in applied sport psychology; secondly, the intersection of race, class, and gender, and the integration of intersectional considerations into sport psychology; and finally, in-depth case studies of feminist sport psychology in action, each of which offers strategies for best practice. Feminist Applied Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice is important reading for feminist-centred students and practitioners in performance and sports domains, and exercise psychology and anybody with an interest in feminist approaches to working with women of diverse backgrounds. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of contributors Acknowledgments Introduction How this book is organized References SECTION I: Feminist applied sport psychology 1. What is feminism?: Where have we been and where are we going? Who are feminist icons? Feminism as a movement Continuing to combat post-feminism into the future Key terms Discussion questions Reflection Question Note References 2. History of feminist sport psychology Introduction: history of feminist sport psychology? Feminism – a brief historical view Themes for feminist sport psychology Feminist sport psychology: early history Moving toward feminist sport psychology: 1960s–1980s Feminism and sport psychology in the twenty-first century – scholarship and practice Moving toward social justice Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 3. Yes, I am a feminist: My interwoven journey in sport and feminism My journey to feminism Recommendations for Embracing Feminism Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 4. Feminist sport psychology ethics Introduction What are ethics? Consulting and activism Relationships and care Practical Suggestions for Consulting: Research Critiquing the neutrality of “science” Reflexivity Praxis Teaching Conclusion Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 5. Feminist and sport research methods Introduction What is feminist research? Epistemology, methods, and methodology Feminist methods Feminist research in sport psychology Conclusions Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References SECTION II: More than gender 6. Black feminist thought: Contextualizing black women’s sporting experiences Theoretical framework: black feminist thought and beyond Intersectional stereotypes and black femininity A deeper dive: situating black women’s sporting experiences within a larger context Femininity Whiteness Conclusion Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 7. Race, class and gender: Intersectionality in sport Who am I and where am I in all of this? Operational definitions Sport in North America Minority female participation in sport and physical activity Race colors the opportunities and experiences Class is in session Addressing the disparities White fragility Diversity is an action word Conclusion Discussion question Reflection question References 8. Mandating intersectionality in sport psychology: Centering LGBTQ women of color athletes Historical and contemporary notions of sex, gender, and sexuality Creating space: the beginnings of an inclusive athletic arena Intersectionality defined Intersectionality in feminist sport psychology Application to sport psychology practice What does an intersectional sport psychology lens look like? Final thoughts and strategies Conclusion References SECTION III: Essays on practice and research 9. “Is this where we tell our stories?”: Exploring black women’s health experiences through storytelling My stories: what brought me to Black women’s health research “Is this where we tell our stories” Key terms Discussion questions Reflection questions References 10. Asian Americans: The other white meat? Vacillating identities and Asian American women in sport Complicating Asian – or the wages of almost whiteness We have to talk about “Asian American” Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 11. A story of partnership built on indigenous and feminist epistemologies and community-based participatory research Theoretical background Building relations Research design and methods Maintaining a reciprocal relationship Results and social change Key terms Discussion question Reflection questions References 12. A life of paradoxes: Transwomen of color in sport Understanding terms related to transwomen of color in sport Understanding the oppressive experiences of transwomen of color in sport Oppression exemplified in the lived experiences of Fallon Fox Recommendations for empowering transwomen of color in sport Discussion questions Reflection question References 13. This girl can fight Being coached by a man Muslim women and fight sports Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 14. Women of color in the box: Safe spaces in CrossFit and HIIT Women of color and Sociocultural factors to physical activity engagement History of CrossFit Intersectionality and CrossFit Conversations with women of color in CrossFit Recommendations for practice Key terms Discussion questions Reflection questions References 15. Teaching as transgression: The meta-autoethnography of a fat, disabled, brown kinesiology professor Calling out kinesiology and being complicit: reflections on my earliest autoethnography Coming out as disabled and becoming disabled: Lauren’s autoethnography 2.0 When strategies no longer work Training the inner eyes Key terms Discussion question Reflection questions References 16. Healing old wounds and imagining new futures: Feminist reflections from a straight, white cisman in sport psychology My rationale for feminist sport psychology My feminist praxis Conclusions Key terms Discussion questions Reflection questions References 17. The unintentional femini Identity Multicultural theory (MCT) Social justice Feminism revisited Final thoughts Key terms Discussion questions Reflection questions References 18. Recognizing I’m the elephant in the room: Whiteness, feminism, and working with women of color White sport feminism Bursting my bubble The challenges I encountered Implications for practice Key terms Discussion questions Reflection question References 19. Breaking stereotypes and barriers to working with Muslim and women of color Latisha Heather Key terms Discussion questions Reflection questions References 20. Doing feminist sport psychology: A call to action When systems fail: our role as feminists Just being all in: multicultural and intersectional feminism Centering indigenous people and research A call to action Conclusion Key terms Discussion question Reflection question References Index