Les femmes dans le sport : construction sociale de la féminité et division du travail

Louveau, Catherine

doi:10.3406/insep.2002.1641

Cited by 5 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As shown by Hardin and Hardin (2005), disabled sportswomen are often presented in a stereotypical way and femininity is discredited in ‘masculine’ sports (Hargreaves and Hardin, 2009; Lindemann and Cherney, 2008; Lindemann, 2010). According to these players, the difficulty lies in the appropriation of some ‘masculine’ norms specific to team sports (Louveau, 1986; Mennesson, 2005; Pike, 2007) while expressing their femininity.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous studies have been devoted to the place of women in a particularly ‘masculine’ sport environment (Groenen, 2005; Joncheray et al, 2014; Louveau, 1986; Mennesson, 2005; Mercier-Lefèvre, 2005). The issue of masculinity production in and through sports gets more and more attention (Duret, 2009; McKay and Laberge, 2006; Wenner and Jackson, 2009).…”

Section: Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Disabled sportswomen and gender construction in powerchair football

Richard

Joncheray

Dugas

2016

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sports and physical activities are ideal fields to study gender construction. Much research aims at shedding light on these processes. Women involved in 'male' sports have been extensively studied, and mixed-sex activities have sometimes been used to support these studies, but research has rarely focused on populations of disabled athletes. Yet, the phenomenon of gender construction takes on a particular meaning in the context of disability, insofar as the relations between sports, gender and disability raise the issues of production and negotiation of bodily norms in a specific way. We will try to understand this gender construction phenomenon through the study of ten French powerchair football players, with whom we conducted a participant observation over two and a half years, as well as in-depth interviews. We will pay particular attention to the case of three sportswomen who competed in an almost exclusively male champion ship. We will see that these women are confronted with a dilemma: going against the stereotype of the asexual Paralympian female athlete while performing masculinity to gain legitimacy in a men's world. These sportswomen thus 'play the game' of masculinity through a set of discursive, behavioral and clothing strategies in order to find a place in powerchair football, while still preserving some of their 'femininity.'

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disabled sportswomen and gender construction in powerchair football

Richard

Joncheray

Dugas

2016

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although Anglo-Saxon feminist perspectives expanded very rapidly in the 1980s (Terret, 2006), France remained quite impervious to them and the gender issue remained sport sociology’s poor relation. Louveau (1986) established herself as the first specialist in this field by proposing a ‘Bourdieusian’ vision. Sport, historically a stronghold of masculine identity and an area of male domination, partially opened up and allowed greater participation of women.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But, considering that the institutional bans have been lifted, the weak representation of women in activities such as soccer or rugby is probably linked to the imbalance between traditional social categorizations. Accusations of virilization (Louveau, 1986), marginalization, suspicions of homosexuality and/or refusal to recognize their legitimacy are regularly imposed upon women who transgress traditional gender relations.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a matter of fact, sport projects the image of a masculine ideal: competition, strength, dexterity (Connell, 1995; Hargreaves, 1994; Messner and Sabo, 1990; Whitson, 1994). Rugby is not to be outdone in that matter, especially since this sport is described as a specifically masculine space (Louveau, 1986; Mennesson, 2005), as a ‘male preserve’ (Sheard and Dunning, 1973), an example of ‘masculinizing practice’ (Connell et al, 1982) which ‘symbolizes the values of manliness’ (Mennesson and Clément, 2003) and a ‘conservatory which lives on manly virtues’ (Pociello, 1983). Sport sociology has very much dealt with the issues of socialization (Dubar, 2006; Le Mancq, 2007) and gender construction through and in sports, notably via studies about the experience of women who get involved in so-called masculine sports (Hall, 1996; Hargreaves, 1994; Mennesson, 2000; Messner, 1990; Sabo, 1986; Theberge, 1995).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Identity socialization and construction within the French national rugby union women’s team

Joncheray

Level

Richard

2014

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The goal of this article is to present the output of a study on women who play rugby union at international level. This article aims to uncover the steps in their sport socialization-in rugby among others-and to understand how these women construct their identities. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 players from the French national rugby union women's team. First, the results show that the players have varied sport and rugby socializations. Sport socialization happened at an early age for most of the players, but two different subgroups seem to emerge vis-à-vis rugby socialization: members of the second underwent socialization through their family for many years, while members of the other were not as exposed to rugby. As far as the identity question is concerned, the players present different constructions vis-à-vis social norms. The results show that a majority of women say they do not feel the need to meet social norms said to be feminine, while others want to in order to free themselves from the masculine identity caused by the fact that they play rugby. Lastly, some of the players set limits on this double identity, which is sometimes identified as a constraint.

show abstract

Devenir footballeuse en Tunisie

Lachheb¹

2013

etudesafricaines

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Les footballeuses enquêtées sont ainsi astreintes à intérioriser les caractéristiques d'une activité traditionnellement considérée comme masculine. Leur corps subit ce que Catherine Louveau (2002 : 57) appelle un « procès de virilisation », générateur d'une inadéquation entre leur sexe et leur genre. L'hexis corporelle : entre acceptation et contestation L'allure des footballeuses, leurs formes corporelles et leur musculature saillante interroge la norme corporelle féminine dominante. Ces caractéristiques structurent une hexis corporelle spécifique qui fait désormais partie intégrante du vécu corporel Devenir footballeuse en Tunisie Cahiers d'études africaines, 209-210 | 2013

show abstract

Les femmes dans le sport : construction sociale de la féminité et division du travail

Cited by 5 publications

References 0 publications

Disabled sportswomen and gender construction in powerchair football

Disabled sportswomen and gender construction in powerchair football

Identity socialization and construction within the French national rugby union women’s team

Devenir footballeuse en Tunisie

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About