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Identity tensions in dual career : the discursive construction of future selves by female Finnish judo athletes

Year of publication

2020

Authors

Kavoura, Anna; Ryba, Tatiana V.

Abstract

To date, few studies have explored how changes in the practices, policies, and politics of sport and education may be implicated in how young athletes think about and plan for the future. Drawing on cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks, this paper explores whether and how dual career (DC) policies and practices in Finland guide female judo athletes’ imaginings about their future. Discourse analysis was used to analyse interviews with three adolescent (aged 16) and three young adult (aged 20, 23, and 27) elite female judo athletes. Differences were found in the ways the athletes in the different age groups constructed their future athletic, civic and gendered selves. We argue that some female judo athletes may experience identity tensions and lower their athletic aspirations in seeking to meet the new societal expectations embedded in the DC discourse. We conclude with recommendations for future policy and practice.
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Organizations and authors

University of Jyväskylä

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Kavoura Anna

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Journal

Article type

Original article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

Publication channel information

Publisher

Routledge

Volume

23

Issue

4

Pages

645-659

​Publication forum

67511

​Publication forum level

1

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

No

Self-archived

Yes

Other information

Fields of science

Sport and fitness sciences; Psychology

Keywords

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Publication country

United Kingdom

Internationality of the publisher

International

Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

DOI

10.1080/17430437.2019.1669325

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes