In these interviews they asked males and females that participated in two differing types of cheerleading what social pressures and stereotypes that they felt. These interviews are an example of a qualitative method in which the research that was conducted did not produce data in which could be numerically analyzed. Overall, men who participated in cheerleading felt very strong social stereotyping of all male cheerleaders being gay. This was in turn called the “gay cheerleader syndrome”. Women who participated in cheerleading however were always highly sexualized and believed to be there for entertaining the men. Male cheerleaders work to preserve their masculinity in the sport by throwing impressive stunts, lifting weights with a sports team, and displaying a sense of hyper
In these interviews they asked males and females that participated in two differing types of cheerleading what social pressures and stereotypes that they felt. These interviews are an example of a qualitative method in which the research that was conducted did not produce data in which could be numerically analyzed. Overall, men who participated in cheerleading felt very strong social stereotyping of all male cheerleaders being gay. This was in turn called the “gay cheerleader syndrome”. Women who participated in cheerleading however were always highly sexualized and believed to be there for entertaining the men. Male cheerleaders work to preserve their masculinity in the sport by throwing impressive stunts, lifting weights with a sports team, and displaying a sense of hyper