Gender-based violence in children's sport / / Gretchen Kerr.

• VerfasserIn: Kerr, Gretchen,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Women, sport and physical activity
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 162 pages).

"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 time, it must be facilitated by a system that enables this violence, protects the perpetrator, disables bystanders, silences the victims, and/or fails to provide a structure by which to address victims' or bystanders' concerns. Drawing on empirical research from across a range of disciplines, including sport sociology, sport psychology, developmental psychology, and coaching, and examining real life case studies of GBV in sport at all levels, the book makes a powerful case for radical change in our current systems of sport governance, safeguarding and athlete welfare. This is important reading for any student, researcher, policy-maker, coach, welfare officer or counsellor with an interest in sport, gender studies, safeguarding, criminology or sociology".

Table of Contents

List of contributors -- Part I: introduction to childhood and child athletes -- Introduction -- A brief history of childhood: what it means to be a child? -- The making of elite child athletes -- What is gender? / Debra Kriger and Amélie Keyser-Verreault -- Part II: forms of gender-based violence -- What is gender-based violence? -- Psychological violence in children's sport -- Neglect in children's sport -- Sexual violence in children's sport -- Physical violence in children's sport -- The effects of gender-based violence -- Part III: why does gender-based violence occur? how is it sustained and silenced? -- Addressing cultural norms of sport -- A look at failed sport policies -- The autonomy of sport -- Part IV: recommendations and conclusion -- Realizing children's sport without violence -- Conclusion.