A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER IDENTITY CONSTRUCT AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HARYANA STATE

Authors

  • Sneh lata Kusum Lata Manoj Kumar PhD Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh Extension Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Government College for Girls sec-14 Gurgaon Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh.

Keywords:

Gender Identity Construction, Sports Participation

Abstract

The present study focuses on the whole notion of gender identity construct which leads to discriminate sports participation. The present study is guided by Social Identity theory. A survey targeting youths is conducted in 12 UGC recognized universities in Haryana in which 11 are State Universities and 1 is Central University. Total sample size of present study is 432 university students of these universities. After a pilot study was done, 432 questionnaires were administered to the targeted respondents aged between16-30years & above, using combination of purposive and random sampling techniques. The study found that there is positive and significant relationship between Gender identity construct and Sport Participation.

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2015-08-31

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Vol. 4 No. 9 (2015): AUGUST 2015

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