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Composite vignettes of Swedish male and female professional handball players’ career paths (2020)

Ekengren, J., Stambulova, N. B., Johnson, U., Carlsson, I.-M., & Ryba, T. V. (2020). Composite vignettes of Swedish male and female professional handball players’ career paths. Sport in Society, 23(4), 595-612. https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1599201

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Ekengren, Johan; Stambulova, Natalia B.; Johnson, Urban; Carlsson, Ing-Marie; Ryba, Tatiana V.

Lehti tai sarja: Sport in Society

ISSN: 1743-0437

eISSN: 1743-0445

Julkaisuvuosi: 2020

Volyymi: 23

Lehden numero: 4

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 595-612

Kustantaja: Routledge

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1599201

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/68294

Lisätietoja: Special issue: Transitions in Sport Life

Tiivistelmä

The aim of this study was to describe gender-specific career paths of Swedish professional handball players. A reanalysis of Ekengren et al. (2018) career interviews with nine male and nine female players led to creating two composite vignettes using the athletes’ own words, accounted for typical features in the male and female players’ career paths. Seven themes were identified in the analysis of the men’s transcripts and eight themes derived from the women’s transcripts. Further, the themes of both vignettes were aligned with career stages described in our previous study (Ekengren et al. 2018). The male players’ vignette is interpreted as a performance narrative congruent with elite handball culture that promotes performance success and profitable professional contracts. The female players’ vignette is more holistic, embracing handball, studies, motherhood, and how they ought to be as Swedish women. Recommendations for future research are provided.

YSO-asiasanat: urakehitys; urheilijat; sukupuoli; käsipallo; vinjetit

Vapaat asiasanat: creative analytical practice; cultural praxis of athletes’ careers

Liittyvät organisaatiot

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

VIRTA-lähetysvuosi: 2020

JUFO-taso: 1