Naslov
Futsal as a mirror of the Croatian society: what does it tell us about gender issues?

Autori
Bartoluci, Sunčica ; Baršić, Mateja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
EFFECTS OF APPLYING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON ANTHROPOLOGICAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. Book of abstracts. / Suzović, Dejan ; Janković, Nenad ; Prebeg Goran ; Ćosić, Marko - Beograd : Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja Univerziteta u Beogradu, 2018, 145-145

ISBN
978-86-89773-38-5

Skup
International Scientific Conference "Effects of Physical Activity Application to Anthropological Status with Children, Youth and Adults"

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 12.12.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
gender, futsal, Croatian society

Sažetak
Sport as a social phenomenon is closely related to society per se. Studying sports as a part of a society gains sociological understanding of sport and related issues such as gender issues. Most sports around the world are defined as men's activities, resulting in half of the world’s population generally being excluded or discouraged from participating in many sports (Coakley & Pike, 2009). Despite that, in recent years there is a big increase in women's participation in sports. In this paper we analyzed gender issues through futsal as a sport in the Croatian society. We have conducted nine in-depth, semi- structured interviews with the players of the Croatian Women's First Futsal League. The interviews were structured around four key themes: Sport in the Croatian society, Women in the Croatian society, Football/Futsal in the Croatian society, Women in football/futsal in the Croatian society. Although futsal is still a relatively new sport in Croatia, it is gradually expanding. As in football, in futsal there is also a trend of greater representation of male population than women. Many of interviewed players had to overcome “the man world” of football (futsal) barriers to stay active in those traditionally man defined activity. The results focused on data relating to how these female players entered futsal, their experiences in a male- defined traditional society and explaining the relationship between futsal and widespread beliefs about masculinity, femininity, sexuality, etc. Primary findings confirm the main hypothesis - sport could be used as a mirror of the Croatian society but also as a tool for changing stereotypes and prejudices.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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