Title: How women's tennis club participants construct identity: 'respect, pride and distinction'.
Authors: Lim, Seami; Kim, Hanbeom; Jang, Seunghyun
Abstract: This study aimed to determine the value of South Korea tennis club participation to women's members and understand their conflicts. Data were collected through participant observation and in-depth interviews. For this purpose, all the six women of the city tennis club were selected as research participants, three from the upper level (league name: Gukwha) and three from the lower level (league name: Gaenari). The study used an ethnographic method of qualitative research. The collected data were practically used to analyse the text. The results showed that women participated in these clubs for the following reasons: 'desire for Gukhwa', 'pride of Gukhwa' and 'symbolic capital of Gukhwa.'
Subjects: SOUTH Korea; WOMEN'S organizations; IDENTITY (Psychology); TENNIS clubs; QUALITATIVE research; SYMBOLIC capital; PARTICIPATION
Publication: Sport in Society, 2022, Vol 25, Issue 2, p321
ISSN: 1743-0437
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1789102

How women's tennis club participants construct identity: 'respect, pride and distinction'.

Lim, Seami; Kim, Hanbeom; Jang, Seunghyun