Honors College Theses
Publication Date
2026
Major
Sociology (B.S.)
Release Option
Open Access
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Clare Walsh
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to look at the impact of gendered language and gender rhetoric on the continued social maintenance of gender, especially as it relates to athletes. This project focuses on the patterns that arise in language of news articles on two female athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics who are accused of being transgender or male, shedding light on how media outlets talk about the topic of gender in athletes specifically, and society itself more generally.
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Recommended Citation
Zheng, Neo, "The Gender Binary and its Effects on Athletes and Society at Large as Described in Newspaper Accounts of Competitors in the Summer 2024 Olympics" (2026). Honors College Theses. 1059.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/1059
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