Impact on the Performance of Sexual Harassment with a Reference to Basketball Athletes

Examining the Effects of Sexual Harassment on the Performance and Well-being of Female Basketball Athletes in Indian Colleges

by Amarpreet Kaur*, Dr. Ramesh Kumar,

- Published in Journal of Advances in Science and Technology, E-ISSN: 2230-9659

Volume 15, Issue No. 2, Sep 2018, Pages 107 - 113 (7)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

The objective of this examination was to analyze the frequency of rape in India against female college ball competitors. The specific highlights of rape analyzed included wrongdoers, degree, position and time, styles or techniques, respondent reactions and physical grievances looked by female competitors who were explicitly irritated. Discoveries were acquired utilizing polls from 339 female college b-ball players contending in a 20l3 college sports rivalry. Discoveries found that 64.4 percent of respondents experienced occurrences of rape and the essential perpetuators were members with sexual maltreatment fundamentally occurring in the fields of play. Explicitly improper looks, comments and injurious explanations about open appearance have become the most pervasive sorts of rape. The reactions of the female competitor to rape were to avoid the perpetuators, to berate them and address somebody they knew. Their physical indications included nervousness, sickness and depletion during the rape occurrences. It is essential to instruct female b-ball players on various strides to lessen the results of rape at colleges. One of a kind rape quantifies that are pertinent in wearing settings should along these lines be created and upheld by schools.

KEYWORD

impact, performance, sexual harassment, rape, female college ball competitors, wrongdoers, degree, position, time, styles, techniques, respondent responses, physical grievances, explicitly irritated, looks, comments, abusive statements, open appearance, perpetrators, educate, reduce, sporting settings, schools

INTRODUCTION

One of the more normal methods of sexual exploitation will in general be rape, yet it goes underreported. While research have been completed worldwide on inappropriate behavior in the working environment and instructive setting since the 1970s, less is known with respect to inappropriate behavior in the games domain of Fasting, Brackenridge and Walseth, 2007. Lewd behavior is portrayed as improper sexual endeavors in sports and appears as slang terms, tormenting, inconspicuous comments, defamatory proclamations on the life systems of a games individual "The International Olympic Committee (lOC) (2007:3) depicts lewd behavior" as the activities of a substance or network including sexualized verbal , non-verbal or physical movement, regardless of whether conscious or coincidental, legitimate or unlawful, zeroed in on an abuse of intensity and certainty that is esteemed unwanted or compromised by the person in question or a stander. The marvel stays wild in numerous countries, in the midst of the recorded standards and goals planned to protect competitors against rape and viciousness. For instance, Turkey's first examination on sexual maltreatment of ladies indicated that 56.2% of sports ladies were presented to sexual maltreatment in any event once (Gunduz, Sunay and Kozi, 2007). Inappropriate behavior concentrates in different nations propose that pre-youth lewd behavior is experienced for each three or four sportswomen (Brackenridge, 1997, Brackenridge and Fasting, 2000). Fasting, Brackenridge and Sundgot-Borgen (2004) likewise reason that all wearing classes are exposed to rape. In Canada, Holman (1995) announced that at any rate one sort of rape was experienced by 50% of female b-ball competitors. Rape takes the sort of "come-ons," undesirable jokes, requests and sexual expressions, improper letters and calls (Fitzegerald, 1993; Gunduz et al., 2007), kisses (mouth and shoulder), sexual proclamations, obscene perceptions, twofold standard jokes, physical sexual contact, scouring bosoms, implications, dangers, offending individuals, looking at one's life systems, alluring behavior and geology. Mentors/mentors, crowds, partners, athletic specialists, masseurs, male friend competitors (Gunduz et al., 2007) are the perpetuators of rape. The situation of inappropriate behavior includes the gym and sports fields during excursions or preparing (Gunduz et aI., 2007). The effect of lewd behavior is additionally determined, for example, substantial, physical and mental/passionate wellness, prosperity, work components and vehicle Sexual maltreatment of college understudies may result in dropped classes, adjusted majors (fundamental subjects of study), changed scholastic offices and programs, and modified vocation objectives. Mental and physical discoveries include contrary impacts on confidence and satisfaction with life, low self-appreciation certainty, adverse consequences for connections among ladies and different people, disappointment, dread, uneasiness , discouragement, sentiments of humiliation and confinement, sentiments of powerlessness and frailty, migraine, rest interruption, weight reduction or advantage, gastrointestinal turmoil and sickness (Fitzeger). Adapting strategies used by explicitly mishandled individuals report to directing, associates, mentors (Gunduz et aI., 2007) seeking after help, refusal, social adapting and shirking (Rodriquez and Gull, 2011), verbal contention, obstruction and activism seeking after, overlooking the comments of harassers, physical and mental resistance, for example expanding good and physical separation, opposing verbal encounter, resistance and backing Levy and Paludi (1997) remarked on inside and socially based ways of dealing with stress in their investigation of work environment sexual maltreatment from a mental perspective. Adapting methods that are midway based incorporate separation, refusal, relabeling, deceptive force and versatility (Fitzgerald, Gold, and Brock,1990). Inferable from the force structures in question and the general function among subjection of most competitors, explicit strategies or ways to deal with rape are the most widely recognized techniques. Evasion, presentation or question, finding cultural or relational assistance, social support and submission are socially situated strategies.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Studies reveal that sexist practices are typical and suffered by contenders since they are viewed as "a significant part of the game (Brackenridge and Kirby, 1997; Fasting, 2005).Female b-ball contenders need to oversee consistent bothersome extremist and sexual practices to keep up their game collaboration while masking or persevering through the unusualness of the social sex wants and social characteristics (for instance respect and respectability) (Fasting et al., 2007). The games composing is stacked with undercurrents that propose that women individuals in sport are seen as intruders and treated in an adversarial circumstance (Brackenridge, 2001; Fasting, 2005). atmosphere and various leveled power that have been found to affect both the event and backing of lecherous conduct in the workplace and the academic (Fasting et al., 2004). Fasting et al. (2004) saw that the cutoff points for agreeable real practices are moved as contenders become related into the lifestyle of top notch sport which is known for being masculine and overpowered by masculine characteristics (Messner and Sabo, 1994). Game has consistently been conceptualized as a male overpowered culture which empowers various kinds of exploitation female ball contenders including prurient conduct from guides and male contenders (Messner, 1992).According to Connell ( 2002) as a result of man driven power which has been organized and officially maintained from a social structure perspective, one could battle that the experiences definite in the above examination may be explained by the use of wrong conduct as an instrument for covering women and attempting to keep or strengthen men's transcendence over them. In reality, pros have fought that athletic participation can shield female b-ball contenders from sexual misuse through a collection of social mental segments (Choi, 2000). They suggest that game is a wellspring of fortifying in various youngsters' lives as it makes them develop a positive self-recognition and to perceive and make sure choices about associations and sexuality. Fasting et al.,(2004) suggested that game offers affirmation for female ball contenders since it develops their quality, self - sureness and sentiment of physical talent, which are brand name that have been as of late associated with block and attack avoiding (Bart, 1981).The social word that being a genuine contender is connected with physical quality and high certainty which may offer some degree of security from scurrilous conduct outside game. Examiners here explain that contenders bit by bit make sense of how to recognize some sort of incitement lead (enculturation inside the game setting (Brackenridge, 2001; Brackenridge and Fasting, 2005). Fasting et al. (2004) found that female b-ball rivals in non-standard game experienced more lecherous conduct than those in ordinary game anyway didn't find basic differences in the game settings. Volkwein-Caplan et al. 's (1997) focus on female grounds contenders found that 2% had experienced expressly irritating verbal or physical advances from a guide and barely short of one of each five female b-ball contenders had experienced misanthrope comments or negative remarks. In a near examination of male and female b-ball rivals in school (Toftegaard, 2001) found that 25% of the respondents either, contemplated or had themselves experienced conditions where a game

Yorganici' s (1993, 1994) unpredictable outline of 377 female b-ball rivals in Britain found contrasting degrees of incitement and abuse by the two guides and male companion contenders. They found verification of explicit effects by tutors over eating schedule! weight, rest dress, haircut, public action/social affairs and lover/sexual conjunction. Kirby and Greaves (1996) in an examination of Canadian contenders (n=1200) found that 21.8% of the respondents engaged in sexual relations with individuals in spots of master in sport, 8.6% uncovered that they had experienced compelled sex or attack with sport people. Fasting, Brackenridge and Knorre's (2010) amass in Czech Republic definite that 75% of 595 female ball contenders and exercisers surrendered experiencing some kind of wrong conduct, and 58% experienced lustful conduct from someone inside game. The sorts of lustful conduct declared was bothersome dreary sexual looks, comments, jokes, etc despising of sports execution and unfortunate physical contact. Fasting et al. 's (2000) study reliant on a case of 572 women contenders and 574 women non-contenders uncovered experiences of wrong conduct and abuse from men. They indicated that female b-ball contenders experienced more lecherous conduct from a man outside game, 39% more than from one inside game. In a case of 2,118 Australian contenders (Leahy, Pretty and Tenenbaum,2002) 31% reported that of the female and 21% of male contenders had experienced sexual abuse eventually in their lives. Of the unequivocally mistreated contenders, 41% of the females and 29% of folks had been expressly misused inside the wearing condition. Fejgin and Havegby (2001) assessed 301 Israeli female game understudies' experiences of lecherous conduct. They found that 14% had experienced vulgar conduct in sport and 27% had relative experiences in other social settings. Inside the social event of women who were bullying in sport 26% and 62% uncovered genuine and delicate occurrences of incitement and 62%, exclusively. Fasting et al. (2005) in an examination of 553 female most excellent contenders looking into 56 particular game request accumulated as gathering or individual game; degree to which clothing required for contention is revealing; sex structure (male or female overpowered) ;sex culture (masculine, fair-minded or refined) found that improper conduct occurs in each game social affair and female elite contenders who participated in "masculine" sports appear to experience more goading than women in various get-togethers. Holman (1995) in an examination including a case of contenders at the 1995 Canada winter games, found that of the contenders addressing Canada, half nitty conduct in informative establishments in India exist and is supported by singular understudies, male teachers.• and various people from staff. The most notable sorts of incitement are verbal, run of body parts and upsetting non-verbal correspondence. In the exceptional cases women are attacked by male understudies and educators. McGregor (1998) recommended that some place in the scope of 40 and half of game individuals experienced an opposite and abnormal condition they would say with others. These settings lead to delicate improper conduct to maul. A Danish report by Toftegaard (2001) of 250 male students found that 25% either considered or had themselves experienced conditions where a game part under the hour of 18years had been unequivocally bothered. From the past assessments, clearly prurient conduct and abuse among female b-ball contenders has been represented in Canada, Turkey, Czech republic, USA and Britain. This is despite objectives of International Olympic Committee (laC) that sport affiliations ought to execute systems to make sure about female contenders. In India essentially like various countries women are underrepresented in sport activity and the uncommon kinds of individuals who achieve authority positions can't shield the female ball contenders from improper conduct and abuse. Thusly, this assessment investigated the normality of prurient conduct among school female ball rivals in India. Disclosures of the assessment could provoke the headway of courses of action against wrong conduct which will propel safer game circumstances for women contenders. This must be refined subject to healthy assessment and documentation to exhort organizing, procedure definition and use. Disclosures could provoke the headway of educational and getting ready projects on lecherous conduct for contenders, coaches and supervisors. This can moreover provoke the improvement of set of standards for coaches and others in sports organization. Finally, sport affiliations may find the revelations valuable to fight lecherous conduct and highlight the possible legal changes which the losses of improper conduct can explore.

REVIEW LITERATURE

Fragment information reveals that a lot of the individuals were between 20 to 24 years. This is the prime age for school preparing and enormity in sport uphold. A lot of the individuals had looked into their game for 1 to 3 years. This isn't far-removed as most of the degree programs in Indian Universities prop up for quite a while. This finding is moreover maintained elsewhere (Rintaugu, Mundia and Bailasha, 2013; Rintaugu, Mwisukha and Amusa, as at various degrees of preparing in India (Rintaugu et al., 2012). Revelations of the assessment reveal that 64% of the individuals had experienced some sort of wrong conduct. These disclosures resemble (Gunduz et al., 2007) reports in Turkey that assumed that 56.2% of the sportswomen had been presented to obscene conduct at any rate once. Revelations in various countries reveal that over portion of every 3 to 4 sportswomen experience lustful conduct before energy (Holman, 1995; Fasting et al., 2010; Gunduz et al., 2007). The offenders of improper conduct among the female b-ball rivals in this examination were basically spectators, associates and others (ball youngsters, refs, safety faculty). Kirby and Greaves (1996) found that 21.8% of the respondents (who replied) engaged in sexual relations with individuals in spots of master in sports, 8.6% uncovered had experienced compelled sex or attack with sports people in Canada. Revelations of the examination show that 44.5% of the respondents (who had experienced improper conduct) had experienced unseemly conduct between 2 to different occasions. The territory of lecherous conduct as uncovered in this examination exhibits that landmarks/courts returned higher frequencies of improper conduct. It is clear these revelations are contrary to what in particular is represented from the west where the zones turn around the developing rooms, amusement focuses and equipment rooms (Gunduz et al., 2007). It is noteworthy that schools in India don't have sound games establishment such a diversion community or advancing rooms. It is a normal (Gunduz et al., et al., 2007). It is critical that schools in India don't have sound games establishment such a diversion community or developing rooms. It is an average practice that for female b-ball contenders to change into their sports clothing either in the milestones or transports. Gunduz et al. (2007) uncovered that period of lustful conduct fuse during the game, ensuing to getting ready, beforehand or during planning, and before the game .Findings of this assessment show that 31% of vulgar conduct frequencies occur after the game. It will in general be suggested that the offenders may abuse the consequence of the game to expressly badger the female contenders. For example, the celebratory modes/euphoric scenes coming after a triumph make a good circumstance for the male games people (administrators, guides, onlookers, etc.) to unequivocally bug the female contenders. The sorts of unseemly conduct commonly definite in this examination consolidate off-kilter sexual looks, comments on bid, mentioning sexual associations, unfortunate sexual thought and unfriendly sexual movements. These sorts of licentious conduct attacks (Gunduz et al., 2007; Rodriguez and Gull, 2011).Similarly, Volkwein-Caplan et al. (1997) and Fasting et al. (2005) found that female b-ball contenders had experienced wrong conduct in kind of verbal and physical advances from a guide while others had experienced sexist comments or basic remarks, unfortunate tedious sexual looks, comments, jokes, censuring of sports execution and bothersome physical contact. The above kinds of lustful conduct were trapped in Kimani et al. (2010), statements that vulgar conduct in informative foundations in India exists and is executed by singular understudies, male educators and various people from staff. The most notable kinds of baiting are verbal, run of body parts and exasperating non-verbal correspondence. Female ball rivals in this examination exhibited that their adjusting strategies after indecent conduct were, dodging the individual, mentioning to the person that what they did wasn't right, talked with someone they trusted and endeavored to forget about it. These disclosures are maintained in various assessments which definite that particular philosophies of adjusting to harassing, for instance, disregarding or avoiding it are fundamental among female ball contenders (Gutek and Koss 1993; Fasting et al., 2004; Gunduz et al., 2007; Rodriguez and Gull, 2011). It is clear that the school condition may not consider such adjusting methods like genuine assistance or offering an explanation to wear affiliations or universities. In any case, female b-ball rivals in the schools may not require expanded issues with the perpetuators as this may make them be disdained upon by both female and male understudies. These discernments are maintained in examinations of (Leahy, Pretty Tenenbaum, 2003; Cense and Brackenridge, 2010) that there isn't joking underreporting by the setbacks considering the recorded feelings of disfavor, fault and aversion to be faced again with horrendous experience that are commonly experienced by losses. Various purposes behind not whimpering are that they would favor not to hurt the harasser and that they fear that protesting may conflictingly impact their action or family (Bunyi, 2003; Kimani et al., 2010; Mahugu et al., 2013). Disclosures of the examination show that 40.7% of female ball contenders showed that unseemly conduct affected their game display with 83% uncovering that their game introduction debilitated. The results of declined execution could incite early calling advances of the female contenders. Fasting et al. (2002) saw that changes in lead towards guides and friend contenders coming about due to the contenders experiences of wrong conduct effectsly influenced their introduction and for some

The typical physical grumblings uncovered by the female b-ball contenders who experienced licentious conduct included headache, exhaustion, a dozing issue, squeamishness daze heartburns and hurling. These complaints have been represented in past assessments, for instance, Rodriguez et al. (2011). Revelations of the examination show that larger aspect of the female ball contenders didn't know whether their universities had improper conduct methodology unequivocal to wear. As much as mindlessness of the law is no shield, it might be conjectured that most universities in India probably won't have sport systems adopt off alone improper conduct strategies. The individuals showed various appraisals which could be set up to abbreviate lustful conduct of female ball contenders. These measures can be requested into three of player-centered, sport individuals and social-regular. Player-centered estimates show that appropriate dressing code, keeping up great ways from the offenders and censuring the guilty parties. Furthermore, the game individual code joins forewarning blameworthy gatherings, coach preparing and request while socio-natural measures would incorporate security endeavors to players, making care among players, campaigns,' against licentious conduct. Regardless, Bunyi (2003) believed that mediations overseeing wrong conduct face complex issues essentially the male quality in tertiary establishments which changes over into "US versus THEM" "Women VS MEN" and this leads in delays in approving significant ways to deal with check improper conduct in these foundations. It would be wise for schools to research the suggested checks and choose if the repeat of prurient conduct will be lessened.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1. To impact on the show of unseemly conduct of ball contenders.

METHODOLOGY

Research design and study sample

An obvious review methodology was used to assemble data from 408 female individuals who completed overviews and chose to participate in the examination during the yearly Indiatta school open rivalry held in October 2013. The opposition included universities 21 (public: n=12; private: n=9). Of the 408 individuals who took an interest in the examination only 339 studies were readied, addressing a return movement of 67.4%.This included female individuals' mean age which was 22.46±3.69 years (run: 15-19 years) and other section nuances are summarized in Table 1. Results in Table 1 show that lion's offer 283 (70.6%) of the individuals were developed between 20-24 years while those developed between 25-29years were 23(5.7%).In regard to playing experience for their school gatherings, most 203(50.8%)had 1-3 years while a minority of 49(12.3%) had between 7 to 10 years. Most of the respondents were participating in ballgames 317 (78.07%) while those in racket games and games were 69(16.99% and 20(4.92%), separately.

Examination Instrument

A self-managed survey named Sexual Harassment Questionnaire (SHQ) was utilized for data arrangement. The survey had two territories. Portion A searched for information from individuals seeing their profile data, for instance, age, sexual direction, game and playing experience. Region B raised prurient conduct express issues concerning part's knowledge, kinds of lustful conduct experienced, guilty parties, repeat, reactions, setting and physical fights experienced after the event of improper conduct. The instrument was affirmed by a gathering of school speakers who were aces in research methodology and sports human science. The draft overview was changed reliant on their comments and proposals were joined before it was used for data arrangement. The survey was guided among 23 female understudy contenders drawn from a middle level school. A trustworthiness coefficient of 0.79 (Split-half technique) was procured and considered good for data collection (Gall, Gall and Borg, 2003).

Ethica1 contemplations

Taught consent was gotten from the contenders according to developed guidelines (Thomas, Nelson and Silverman, 2011).All the individuals gave verbal assent and stamped formed instructed consent in the wake of scrutinizing and getting explanation about the assessment study. The informed consent included tenacious venture, opportunity to leave the examination and pick not respond to abnormal overview things without disciplines. The individuals were properly taught that their responses will be used for academic purposes and order will be kept up. In order to accumulate data for the genuine assessment, overviews were controlled to the significant parts in the landmarks/courts/rooms with the assistance of games mentors. The players' responses were coded and stalled using particular bits of knowledge and Chi-square preliminary of independent measures. A probability level of 0.05 or less was taken to show quantifiable vitality.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The individuals' experiences of wrong conduct are presented in Table 2, Forms of vulgar conduct are given in Table 3,participants' reactions after unseemly conduct are summarized in Table 4. Finally, their physical fights are graphically spoken to in Figure 1. Results in Table 2 reveal that 219 (64.4%} of the respondents had experienced salacious conduct as opposed to 120(33.5%) who didn't have a similar experience. The major offenders of unseemly conduct were spectators 12(32.2%) followed by others( for instance ball youngsters, referees, umpires and security work power) 98(28.2%, accomplices 82(23.6%), tutor 29(8.3%) and heads 25(7.8%).The repeat of occasion of vulgar conduct among the individuals showed that 155(44.5%) experienced improper conduct 2 to numerous occasions, followed by once 109(31.3%).Forty six (13.2%) of the respondents experienced it 6 to various occasions and 38(10.9%) were expressly bothered in abundance of different occasions. The region where obscene conduct happened included landmarks/courts 161(37.9%) followed by others (for instance bathrooms, lavatories, private rooms) 129(30.4%), transport 72(16.9%), changing rooms 23(5.4 %), amusement focus 21(4.9%) and equipment room 18(4.2%). By and large 124(37.1%) of the women contenders experienced indecent conduct after the game, during planning 73(21.7%),after getting ready 63(18.8%),before game 39(11.6%) and before getting ready 36(10.7%).The sorts of wrong conduct experienced by individuals are presented in Table 3.

Table 3 shows that the most sorts of wrong conduct point by point by the individuals were off-kilter sexuallooks(69%), antagonistic sexual comments (67%),comments on claim (54%), mentioning sexual relationships(53%),sexual thought inappropriate (53%) and threatening sexual movements (51%). Negligible kinds of vulgar conduct exhibited weren't right gifts (26%), attempted attack (28%) calling of names for instance prostitute, lesbian (28%), revealing body parts (29%) and making unfriendly messages in allocated areas(31 %).The individuals' reactions/responses after the event of obscene conduct are presented in Table 4.

Table 4: Participants ‗reactions to inappropriate behavior

Results in Table 4 show that the reactions from the individuals after improper conduct were dodging the individual (104;31 %), mentioning to the person that what he did wasn't right (54;16.1%), bantered with someone they trusted( 41; 12.2%), endeavored to forget about it 34(10.1 %) and unveiled to themselves it was not noteworthy 27(8.1 %) .The individuals' were referenced to determine if the events of unseemly conduct had impacted their game display. Among the contenders who responded decidedly, 31(13.2%) communicated that their shows improved while 207(86.9%) experienced an abatement in their introduction. The physical grumblings experienced after unseemly conduct are appeared in Figure 1.

Figure I: Physical complaints experienced by athletes after sexual harassment

squeamishness (10%), and vomiting(10%)The individuals were referenced to rate the transcendence of salacious conduct in their different game. Among the people who responded decidedly 113(32.5%) communicated that wrong conduct was uncontrolled in their game while176 (56.3%) indicated that improper conduct was not educated about their game. Other striking responses from the individuals showed that tf eir universities didn't have an improper conduct system express to wear , 44(11.7%) while 151(40.3%) were confident that their schools had indecent conduct procedure which is sport-unequivocal. Right when the individuals were asked what should be conceivable to shield players from obscene conduct their responses exhibited reasonable attire guideline to players, security endeavors for players, notice blameworthy gatherings, making care among understudies through missions, public missions against unseemly conduct and tutor preparing and control.

CONCLUSION

Revelations have demonstrated that female-rivals in Indian universities experience improper conduct engendered by spectators and accomplices. Prurient conduct occurs in the milestones/courts and for the most part occurs after the game. Most inescapable kinds of improper conduct are undesirable sexual looks, sexual remarks and commenting on female contender's charm straightforwardly .Female ball contenders adjusting procedures to salacious conduct join keeping away from the transgressors, telling the guilty party that their practices are antagonistic and chatting with someone they trust. Physical protests experienced by female contenders' join cerebral agony, fatigue and a dozing problem. Female ball contenders who experienced bullying had proposed mitigating measures which are player-centered, sports person's associated and socio-ecological measures to lessen improper conduct. It is recommended that universities need to consider express game plans to direct salacious conduct of female contenders. There is similarly necessity for schools to have advocates who the female b-ball contenders can fall back to after events of lecherous conduct. Schools need to have sound games workplaces where female players are protected from proximity of perpetuators of indecent conduct. Monstrous missions and preparing on the results of wrong conduct among the understudies' fellowship will be a welcome move. Future examinations need to reveal the normality of improper conduct in unequivocal game and its transcendence among female b-ball contenders at various degrees of guidance and most excellent game. were both raped and avoided rape. Journal of Social Issues, 37,4, pp. 123-137. 2. Brackenridge, C.H. (1997). He owned me basically: Women experiences of sexual abuse in sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 32 (2), pp. 115-130. 3. Brackenridge, C. & Fasting, K. (2002).Sexual harassment and abuse in Sport-the research context. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 3 (2), pp. 3-15. 4. Brackenridge, C.H. (2001). Spoilsports: Understanding and Preventing Sexual Exploitation in Sport. London: Routledge. 5. Brackenridge, C.H. & Fasting, K.(2005).The Grooming process in sport: Narratives of sexual harassment and abuse. Autobiography, 13, pp. 33-52. 6. Brackenridge, C.H. & Kirby, S. (1997). Playing safe? Assessing the risk of sexual abuse to young elite athletes. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 32(4), pp. 407-418. 7. Bunyi, G.W. (2003). Interventions that increase enrollment of women in African tertiary institutions: A case presented for a regional conference on improving tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Things that work. Accra, Sept. 23-25. 8. Cense, M. & Brackenrigde, C. (2001).Temporal and developmental risk factors for sexual harassment and abuse in sport. European Physical Education Review, 7(1), pp. 61-79. 9. Choi, P.Y.L. (2000). Femininity and the Physically Active Woman. London: Routlegde. 10. Connell, R.W. (2002). Gender. London: Polity press.

Corresponding Author Amarpreet Kaur*

Research Scholar, Physical Education, OPJS University, Churu, Rajasthan