Technical Analysis and Development of Single Bamboo Floating from the Perspective of Education and Psychology
Gender Dynamics in Team Communication: Analyzing Compliments Among Chinese College Athletes
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Compliments are not only common polite speech acts but also play a crucial role in social interactions, significantly impacting team cohesion and dynamics in sports. This study investigates gender differences in compliment-giving strategies among Chinese college athletes, exploring how these differences influence team communication and social cohesion. We propose three hypotheses: (1) there are distinct compliment strategies between genders; (2) these strategies differ notably in contexts such as appearance, performance, and possessions; and (3) they vary according to perceived social status within the team. To test these hypotheses, we designed a series of interviews tailored to understand the nuances of compliment usage among male and female athletes. Our findings indicate that gender plays a significant role in shaping compliment strategies, which in turn affects interpersonal relationships within teams. The differences observed are partly attributed to the traditional roles and expectations imposed by society, which are still prevalent despite the influence of Western cultural norms on modern Chinese society. This research highlights that understanding these gender-specific communication strategies is essential for coaches and sports psychologists aiming to foster a more inclusive and supportive team environment. Accepting compliments, often perceived as politeness, can be seen as a form of positive reinforcement that enhances team morale and individual self-esteem, essential factors in athletic performance.
María Dolores Molina Poveda, Eduardo Galak
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The advent of cinema brought with it its use as a propaganda device with which to transmit ideals and doctrines. As a result, newsreels and cinema documentaries were born with the aim of showing the «most relevant» news of the country and abroad, the former with a shorter duration. In this study, the Spanish NO-DO and «Sucesos Argentinos» are used as primary sources to interpret the images and imaginaries that were projected between 1943 and 1955 on female physical culture. The intention is to understand the official discourse of both political regimes on what Argentinean and Spanish society should be like, especially by questioning those meanings about women. In total, 69 issues of NO-DO and 14 editions of «Sucesos Argentinos» have been found which aim to show female physical culture in this period. The female physical culture shown in both newsreels was aimed at strengthening women’s bodies so that they could carry out their «natural functions» (mother, wife, housewife), as well as highlighting their «inferiority» in relation to men through lower impact activities and the homogenization of bodies through clothing, and the performance of the same exercises in synchrony. And all this in countries with different regimes, but which, in the end, coincided.
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female physical culture, NO-DO, Sucesos Argentinos, propaganda, audio-visual images
