My Final Project

I am going to be researching the the benefits of girls participating in sports and how it can create a positive self image, identity, and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a way to excel as an athlete. I will also be exploring the negative effect girls participating in sports can create such as eating disorders and also and body image. There are many different aspects to explore when looking at female athletes and I would like to explore whether girls participating in sports is beneficial or detremintal in girlhood.

Why Am I taking this class???

This is the first time that I have ever written a blog so please forgive me if it isn't right. My name is Donna, and I am a Communication Studies major. I have always  had an interest in human interaction and with an emphasis on gender roles in society and how they differ in across different cultures. The other reason that I took this class quite honestly is because I needed to complete my elective credits for my degree plan and this seemed to be a very interesting and challenging topic. As an older adult I have seen a shift in the attitude in and towards girls, the shift has been both good and bad. I believe that if we fight for gender equality, then we must also teach responsibility and respect for that equality. Complacency is dangerous and can lead to objectification. Anyway, I am kind of passionate about multiculturalism, gender equality, human rights, and the overal pursuit of a good and kind humanity, kind of sappy, one might say, but that is one of the reasons that I took this class.