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Inclusive ideologies and passive performances: Exploring masculinities and attitudes toward gay peers among boys in an elite youth football academy.

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Adams, A. and Kavanagh, E. J., 2018. Inclusive ideologies and passive performances: Exploring masculinities and attitudes toward gay peers among boys in an elite youth football academy. Journal of Gender Studies, 27 (3), 313-322.

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DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2017.1391073

Abstract

Drawing on data generated from semi-structured, one-to-one interviews in 2012, this article 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 dominating masculinities theories we use these interviews to highlight that boys in this setting are best understood as a complex imbrication of inclusivity yet socially-passive acceptance. We suggest that boys of this age are now primed for learning agency to contest the social marginalisation of others.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0958-9236
Uncontrolled Keywords:inclusive masculinities ; homosexuality ; adolescent boys ; football (soccer) ; elite sports ; youth academy
Group:Bournemouth University Business School
ID Code:29232
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:25 May 2017 11:37
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:04

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