SKILFUL AND BEAUTIFUL: TWO FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS’ CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR IDENTITIES
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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.64827Keywords:
Soccer. Athletes. Gender Identity. Women.Abstract
Understanding football as a phenomenon that not only reproduces gender distinctions but also creates and reinforces them, this study identifies stances taken by experienced female football players who disregarded gender norms in some ways. Oral History methodology was used to prepare and analyze interviews with two former members of the Brazilian national team. Their reminiscences showed marks of pressure to adapt to gender patterns. Moreover, in order to consolidate their identities, they said they know recurrent cases of bias against women who play football but considered themselves immune to them because they have well-marked female characteristics. Finally, while they feel hurt by some pressures, they somehow act to consolidate the standards.
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