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The social construction of gender in Spanish physical education students

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyse sex stereotypes in Spanish high-school students. Three hundred boys and girls from 12 to 17 years old participated in this study by completing a 41-item survey about their preferences for different body types. The survey was applied using a set of visual triggers. Analysis of data showed that body stereotypes determined the way boys and girls perceived physical activities. These influences made boys manifest masculine stereotypes (cult of muscularity) and girls to follow traditional feminine stereotypes (cult of thinness). We conclude that teachers have to be alert for sports practices becoming a vehicle for reproducing stereotypes related to gender.

Source: Sport Education and Society

DOI: 10.1080/13573320701287460

Authors: José María González Ravé, Luis Miguel Ruiz Pérez, Maria Carrasco Poyatos

Institution: University of Castilla-La Mancha

Language: English

Topic: Physical Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2111766446

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Cites: 23

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10