Pope, S. and Kirk, D. (2014) 'The role of physical education and other formative experiences of three generations of female football fans.', Sport, education and society., 19 (2). pp. 223-240.
Abstract
The experiences of female sports fans have been largely marginalised in academic research to date and little research has examined the formative sporting experiences of female spectators. This article draws on 51 semi-structured interviews with three generations of female fans of one (men's) professional football club (Leicester City), to consider the extent to which sports participation at school and elsewhere influences female football fandom, and also explores the influence of the family in channelling young females into or away from sport. We begin by examining the extent to which women had opportunities to experience football at school and how the type of school they attended affected these opportunities. We consider continuities and discontinuities between each generation's experiences by examining the influence of sexist teachers, the ubiquity of what the women viewed as ‘body conscious girls’ and the effects of peer pressure. Finally, we examine the ways in which families obstructed or facilitated young females' interest in football, and the importance of mainly male role models within and beyond the family. We conclude with some reflections on feminist praxis and its relevance for young people's formative sporting experiences.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Football, Physical Education, Girls, Fans, Femininity. |
Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (293Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2011.646982 |
Publisher statement: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Sport, Education and Society on 30/01/2012, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13573322.2011.646982. |
Date accepted: | No date available |
Date deposited: | 19 November 2014 |
Date of first online publication: | 2014 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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