2007
DOI: 10.1080/13573320701464085
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‘Why can't girls play football?’ Gender dynamics and the playground

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“…While women's football has been identified as the fastest growing sport in several countries (Blauvelt, 2003;Fasting, 2003;Liston, 2006), it is still undoubtedly a male dominated activity (Kunz, 2007;Williams, 2003). Several studies suggest that football may be a highly potent site for the construction of masculine identity during childhood and adolescence (Clark & Paechter, 2007;Meân, 2001). Among girls, playing football may be perceived as a threat to their femininity, and participation may, therefore, undermine feelings of social acceptance (Williams, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While women's football has been identified as the fastest growing sport in several countries (Blauvelt, 2003;Fasting, 2003;Liston, 2006), it is still undoubtedly a male dominated activity (Kunz, 2007;Williams, 2003). Several studies suggest that football may be a highly potent site for the construction of masculine identity during childhood and adolescence (Clark & Paechter, 2007;Meân, 2001). Among girls, playing football may be perceived as a threat to their femininity, and participation may, therefore, undermine feelings of social acceptance (Williams, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A pergunta sobre o interesse em conhecer outros esportes teve cerca de 70% das respostas, o que se interpreta como uma necessidade pessoal de buscar novas alternativas e sair de rotinas que são, geralmente, enfadonhas e de sensos comuns como o que diz que os meninos, por sua força, têm direitos automáticos para jogar e para as meninas cabem ações marginais ao futebol (Clark & Paechter, 2007).…”
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“…La pregunta sobre el interés en conocer otros deportes tuvo alrededor de 70% de las respuestas, lo que se interpreta como una necesidad personal de buscar nuevas alternativas y salir de rutinas que son generalmente fastidiosas y de sentidos comunes como el que dice que los niños, por su fuerza, tienen derechos automáticos para jugar y para las niñas caben acciones marginales al fútbol (Clark & Paechter, 2007).…”
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