Masculinities in a youth football context: Exploring attitudes toward gay peers among adolescent boys in an English professional football (soccer) academy
Authors: Adams, A. and Kavanagh, E.
Conference: 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association
Dates: 29 August-1 September 2017
Abstract:Drawing on data generated from semi-structured, one-to-one interviews, this paper focuses on the attitudinal disposition toward homosexuality of 12 English academy level football players aged 14-15. Results highlight the presence of progressive attitudes toward homosexuality even though some of the youth feel they lack the agency to contest homophobia when espoused in their schools. Using a blend of two dominant masculinities theories this paper highlights that boys in this setting are best understood as a complex imbrication of inclusivity yet socially-passive acceptance.
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