The Gender Binary and its Effects on Athletes and Society at Large as Described in Newspaper Accounts of Competitors in the Summer 2024 Olympics
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Clare Walsh
Location
Russell Union Ballroom
Type of Research
Completed
Session Format
Poster Presentation
College
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
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.
Program Description
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Start Date
4-23-2026 10:00 AM
End Date
4-23-2026 12:00 PM
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). GS4 Student Scholars Symposium. 17.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2026/2026/17
The Gender Binary and its Effects on Athletes and Society at Large as Described in Newspaper Accounts of Competitors in the Summer 2024 Olympics
Russell Union Ballroom
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.
