Percepción de los estudiantes sobre comportamientos homofóbicos y heterosexistas en educación física
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Students Homophobia Heterosexism Physical education
Date
2018Referencia bibliográfica
Silva, P., Jaeger, A. A., & Valdivia-Moral, P. (2018). Percepción de los estudiantes sobre comportamientos homofóbicos y heterosexistas en educación física. Revista de psicología del deporte, 27(2), 39-46.
Abstract
Homophobic behaviors can be seen as performances that reinforce masculinity or femininity linked to the heterosexual
matrix. For this reason, study the prevalence of homophobic behaviors in the arena of sport and Physical Education (PE)
are still important, particularly in societies profoundly marked by the patriarchal model. In the current study our aim is
assess the perceptions of students about homophobia and heterosexism in secondary Portuguese schools, more speci cally
in PE classes. e sample of this study is composed of 223 rst-year students taking a degree in sport. e perceptions of
students about homophobia and heterosexism in PE classes were evaluated through a questionnaire. Heterosexist’s behaviors
were perceived with more frequency in PE classes, and girls are more sensitive to perceive them. e results show
than more than a half of participants perceived than PE teachers never openly confront homophobic behaviors and one
third of students perceived that PE teachers never openly confront heterosexist behaviors. erefore, approximately half
of the students perceive that PE teachers create inclusion spaces. However, in the classroom, gay and lesbian people are in
no occasion mentioned as examples.