To do this, she often wears ultra-feminine clothing and hair-styles (off or on the playing field), and avows the importance of her appearance and her desire to marry and raise a family (Felshin, 1981). ... Traditional "male" sports tend to be those which require strength and power, such as football, boxing, and hockey.2 The apologetic functions to affirm femininity in the face of the absence of femininity evidenced by participation in athletics. ...

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