SEXUALITY IN QUESTION: NEW NEGOTIATIONS OF THE MEANING OF BEING A WOMAN IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS

Authors

  • Belen Donoso Perez UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.
  • Amalia Reina Giménez UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.
  • Alberto Álvarez-Sotomayor Posadillo UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.96527

Keywords:

Sexuality. Qualitative Research. Gender Identity. Femininity.

Abstract

On the one hand, this research aims to explore the perceptions of women practicing high-performance sports about how they are viewed by their social environment in terms of their femininity and sexual orientation. On the other hand, it analyzes the visibility and acceptance of homosexuality in the sports context by both athletes and the social agents surrounding them. The research methodology was qualitative, with five focus groups including 46 women who practiced futsal, handball, volleyball, athletics and swimming. Results show that they present a resistance-oriented discourse against butch-lesbian stereotypes that, as we prove, are still present in collective imagination. Despite social advances perceived in this regard, homosexuality remains stigmatized and forms of cognitive-affective rejection persist in part of Spanish society.

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Author Biographies

Belen Donoso Perez, UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.

DOCTORANDA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PSICOLOGÍA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

PROFESORA DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA EN EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA. JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA. ESPAÑA

Amalia Reina Giménez, UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.

DIRECTORA DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE PSICOLOGÍA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

PROFESORA DOCTORA ACREDITADA TITULAR DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

Alberto Álvarez-Sotomayor Posadillo, UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, Córdoba, ESP, España.

PROFESOR DOCTOR ACREDITADO CONTRATADO EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y HUMANIDADES (ÁREA SOCIOLOGIA) EN LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

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Published

2020-03-30

How to Cite

DONOSO PEREZ, B.; REINA GIMÉNEZ, A.; ÁLVAREZ-SOTOMAYOR POSADILLO, A. SEXUALITY IN QUESTION: NEW NEGOTIATIONS OF THE MEANING OF BEING A WOMAN IN HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 26, p. e26025, 2020. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.96527. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/96527. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 26, jan./dez. 2020

Section

Original Articles

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