Gender Relations' Dynamic and Social Status in the Context of an Educational Wilderness Expedition

Autor/inn/en	Ouellet, Lorie; Laberge, Suzanne
Titel	Gender Relations' Dynamic and Social Status in the Context of an Educational Wilderness Expedition
Quelle	In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 23 (2023) 1, S.88-105 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ouellet, Lorie) ORCID (Laberge, Suzanne)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1472-9679
DOI	10.1080/14729679.2021.1961091
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Physical Environment; Sex; Gender Bias; Interaction; Males; Females; Leadership Qualities; Social Status; Group Behavior; Sex Role; Skills; Physical Fitness; Recognition (Achievement); Foreign Countries; College Students; Competition; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Natürliche Umwelt; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Geschlechterstereotyp; Interaktion; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Führungseigenschaft; Sozialer Status; Gruppenverhalten; Geschlechterrolle; Skill; Fertigkeit; Leistungsfähigkeit; Soziale Anerkennung; Ausland; Collegestudent; Wettkampf; Kanada
Abstract	The outdoor domain has frequently been identified as one where women's skills and competences were undervalued compared with those of men. The aim of the study was to explore how men and women interact in the context of an educational wilderness expedition. The concepts of field, forms of capital and habitus of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu were used to highlight the distinctive strategies deployed by women and men to be recognized as outdoor leaders and improve their status within the expedition group. We carried out a multi-component ethnographic data collection to document three main aspects of the gender interactions: (1) the gender-based division of the outdoor activities; (2) the symbolic value given by the participants to the different types of outdoor involvement; and (3) the gender-based strategies to uplift or maintain one's own social status. Findings suggest that gender as well as social class are two intersections that played a significant role in participants' involvement and their chance to stand out. Data also indicate that women engage in various strategies to have their outdoor skills appreciated and therefore uplift their status within the group, while men build mainly on their traditionally recognized physical capital. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01