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Professor Kath Woodward
The Open University, Department of Sociology
Academic advisor for: A journal of working class life
Professor Kath Woodward's activities
Browse 29 OpenLearn items Professor Kath Woodward has worked on
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Lee Fraser under Creative Commons BY 4.0 license
Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry114
Eniola Aluko has worn the three lions - so why did her ITV colleagues treat her knowledge of football as a surprise? We've got a way to go to chase sexism out the commentary box, says the OU's Kath Woodward.
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10 Jul 2018
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Landrover [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr Creative Commons under Creative-Commons license
Are things changing in world rugby?114
The Rugby World Cup 2015 - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? Kath Woodward discusses the social side of sport.
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22 Oct 2015
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Asian FC under CC-BY-2.0 licence under Creative-Commons license
The Rules of the Game114
How do governing bodies of sport ensure fair play on and off the pitch? Kath Woodward investigates...
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12 Oct 2015
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West Point - The U.S. Military Academy under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
What’s Social about Chasing the Perfect Sporting Body?114
Is it possible to push your sporting performance to its maximum potential regardless of social inequalities? Kath Woodward discusses...
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30 Sep 2015
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Catherine Pain under Creative-Commons license
Time to stop playing nice about misogyny in sports114
Talks of re-signing convicted rapist Ched Evans has highlighted misogyny in sport is prevalent - we must protest, writes Professor Kath Woodward.
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23 Oct 2014
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Beyond the WAG114
Will women have the chance to be more than prostitutes and WAGs at the 2014 World Cup?
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12 Jun 2014
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No longer about charity: Women's cricket enters the professional era114
As England retains the ashes, and women players finally get professional status, Kath Woodward welcomes a leap forward.
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21 Feb 2014
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Photo by Kaihsu Tai / CC BY-SA 3.0 under Creative-Commons license
Discuss: The struggle of the working class114
What do you think about the struggles faced by the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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By Goldfinger at sr.wikipedia [CC-BY-3.0-rs], from Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license
Discuss: Representations of the working class114
The working class in the media: stereotypes or accurate potrayals? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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By Chitrapa (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license
Discuss: Working class leisure114
From music hall to football to karaoke. Fill in our short leisure survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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Betty Longbottom [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license
Discuss: Housing for the working class114
Housing has always been a problem for the working class. Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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Discuss: Does work define your class position?114
What do you think about work and the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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06 Aug 2013
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This sporting life: making connections114
Kath Woodward argues that sport is not only about performance, competition, winning and losing; it is also deeply embedded in social relations
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18 Apr 2012
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Elvar Freyer under CC-BY licence under Creative-Commons license
Keep on running114
Oscar Pretorius is nicknamed "the blade runner". But where does assistance for disability end and cheating begin?
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07 Nov 2011
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Copyright: Stuart Pearcey | Dreamstime.com
Healthy bodies; gendered images114
Society is still obsessed by the size zero ideal for women. Kath Woodward observes that even Olympic gold medal winners have no escape. Will 2012 be different?
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07 Nov 2011
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AtomicShed under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
Playing by the rules, but who makes and breaks them?114
Sport might appear to be all about fair play, but it is also all about winning and losing; and some of the rewards for success are rich indeed.
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07 Nov 2011
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By Foxtongue via Flickr under Creative Commons license under Creative-Commons license
Muslim women and sport 114
Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology at the The Open University, reflects on the changing place of sport in the lives of Muslim women and their surprising uptake of boxing
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24 Oct 2011
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By indigo_jones via Flickr under Creative Commons license under Creative-Commons license
Who's really offside? 114
Who's really offside in sports? Kath Woodward, Professor of Sociology at The Open University, responds to sexist comments made by two sports presenters about a female assistant referee.
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25 Jan 2011
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Hopes of a host nation 114
Kath Woodward explores how the hopes of South Africa will be lifted by the World Cup.
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10 Jun 2010
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José Goulão under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license
Sex, gender and speed114
Professor Kath Woodward considers the issues that are raised by the media's coverage of gender verification tests for female athletes
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09 Sep 2009
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