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Female Fandom: Identity, Sexism, and Men’s Professional Football in England

Jones, Katharine W.·2008·Sociology of Sport Journal
DOI 10.1123/ssj.25.4.516
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In this article I consider women’s relationship to football culture, showing how women sometimes downplay their gender identities to reinforce their fan identities. To accomplish this I interviewed 38 female fans at English men’s football (soccer) matches and analyzed their responses to abusive or insulting behavior by male fans. Women used three strategies to respond to sexism and homophobia. First, they expressed disgust at abuse, sometimes redefining fandom to exclude abusers. Second, they downplayed sexism. Their third strategy was to embrace gender stereotypes, arguing that femininity was inconsistent with “authentic” fandom and that abuse was a fundamental part of football. Finally, I suggest that examining nontraditional male fans using a similar framework might yield useful results.

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Authors
Jones, K. W.
Venue
Sociology of Sport Journal
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Published
2008-12
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
516-537
ISSN
  • 0741-1235 (ISSN-L)
  • 1543-2785
DOI
10.1123/ssj.25.4.516
OpenAlex
W2099076048
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301
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37
FWCI
11.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
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