I am writing a paper in sociology where I have to pick one topic and then one sociological concept to explain the answers to my topic,
I am intrested in bodybuilding and fitness and thought of the idea -
feminization of female bodybuilders…..the dual standard where men should be un-godly beasts in competition and are rewarded for it while women are chastisted and penalized in competition for being “beastly” and losing feminitity would be a good idea, I just wondered what sociologcal concept would this come under
thanks in advance
You already pointed out that you’re dealing with the feminisms. Your best bet is to find some articles on feminist theory and see how they apply to your example. One such article you might want to find is The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf. Otherwise you may want to search around for some social theories of gender.