"Från det att jag var liten har det alltid varit boll." Om konstruktionen av femininitet bland elitsatsande fotbollstjejer
(2005) In Idrottsforum.Org / Nordic Sport Science Forum- Abstract
- This article deals with the construction of femininity among female football players. The issue focuses on how girls, competing in a typically male sports, talk about and look upon themselves. The data has been derived from participant observations of a Swedish female football team, as well as from open-ended interviews with seven of the players, between 15 and 18 years old. The following aspects are discussed: Why the girls originally began to play football; their present motivation for continuing to play, their talk about the differences between women’s and men’s football; and how playing football influences the construction of femininity. I argue that the way these girls conduct themselves both physically and mentally, destabilises the... (More)
- This article deals with the construction of femininity among female football players. The issue focuses on how girls, competing in a typically male sports, talk about and look upon themselves. The data has been derived from participant observations of a Swedish female football team, as well as from open-ended interviews with seven of the players, between 15 and 18 years old. The following aspects are discussed: Why the girls originally began to play football; their present motivation for continuing to play, their talk about the differences between women’s and men’s football; and how playing football influences the construction of femininity. I argue that the way these girls conduct themselves both physically and mentally, destabilises the feminine norm, thereby allowing a shift to occur. Rather than remaining objects for other’s gazes, they are transformed into acting subjects. (Less)
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/618148
- author
- Apelmo, Elisabet LU
- organization
- alternative title
- ”Ever since I was a kid, it’s always been football.” About the Construction of Femininity Among Girls Aiming to Compete at the Highest Level of Football
- publishing date
- 2005
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- fotboll, könsroller, könsidentitet, sociologi, genus, sociology, normer, damfotboll, idrottskvinnor, sport, idrott, fotbollsspelare
- in
- Idrottsforum.Org / Nordic Sport Science Forum
- issue
- 45
- publisher
- Malmö högskola
- ISSN
- 1652-7224
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- a11abdb3-9085-4388-afce-106a778185cb (old id 618148)
- alternative location
- http://www.idrottsforum.org/articles/apelmo/apelmo051005.html
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 16:01:08
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 20:38:08
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