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Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Date of Award
5-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
T. Jason Davis
Committee Members
Michael W. Ramsey, Keunsu Han, Gary Lhotsky
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if gender inequalities existed during SportsCenter's™ highlight coverage of the 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. The morning episode of the Entertainment Sports Programming Network (ESPN) television show SportsCenter™ was videotaped daily during the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. Variables analyzed included total highlight time and average time per highlight, total number of highlights, highlights in the introduction to SportsCenter™, highlights previewed preceding commercial, when each highlight occurred, and name gender marking. Statistical significances were seen in first name only (t=2.76, p=0.05) and last name only (t=1.81, p=0.04) name gender marking and highlights occurring in second third (t=2.48, p=0.01) of SportsCenter™. Current literature supports current study's results in that male participants received quantitatively greater highlight coverage, more highlights in the second third of SportsCenter™, and were referred to by their last name while female participants were referred to by their first name.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Hopkins, Steven Christopher, "Do Gender Inequalities Exist in Professional Tennis? An Examination of SportsCenter's™ Highlight Coverage of the 2007 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1917. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1917
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.