HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BE A GIRL? IMPLICATIONS OF BODY EXPECTATIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpp.v15i3.14662Keywords:
Práticas corporais. Práticas esportivas. GêneroAbstract
This paper, inspired by the field of gender studies, analyzes strategies directed towards the normalization and control of (sportive) body expressions of girls and boys. I have attempted to answer the following question: Who talks and what is said about “sportive” body expectations of girls and boys? The methodology employed has followed the Foucauldian analysis perspective. For this discussion, I have selected reports taken from Pais & Filhos magazine. I can highlight that the ways the mother guides how boys and girls are raised evidence the discursive process of identity configuration, which is oriented by quite traditional pedagogical models (such as ‘girls are not allowed to play’) and concepts that seem to spread a non-investment in sports feminization.
Keywords: Body Practices. Gender. Family.