1st Edition

Gender-Based Violence in Children’s Sport

By Gretchen Kerr Copyright 2023
170 Pages
by Routledge

170 Pages
by Routledge

This book addresses the major forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in children’s sport, including sexual, physical, and psychological violence and neglect. It reviews the historical, sociocultural, and political influences on violence towards children, and sets out future agendas for research and practice to eliminate GBV in sport. The book argues that for GBV to occur and be sustained over... Read more

PART I

Introduction to Childhood and Child Athletes

1 Introduction

2 A Brief History of Childhood: What It Means to Be a Child

3 The Making of Elite Child Athletes

4 What Is Gender?

PART II

Forms of Gender-Based Violence

5 What Is Gender-Based Violence?

6 Psychological Violence in Children’s Sport

7 Neglect in Children’s Sport

8 Sexual Violence in Children’s Sport

9 Physical Violence in Children’s Sport

10 The Effects of Gender-Based Violence

PART III

Why Does Gender-Based Violence Occur?

How Is It Sustained and Silenced?

11 Addressing Cultural Norms of Sport

12 A Look at Failed Sport Policies

13 The Autonomy of Sport

PART IV

Recommendations and Conclusions

14 Realising Children’s Sport Without Violence

15 Conclusion

Biography

Gretchen Kerr is Professor and Dean in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada.