Sociocultural influences faced by female soccer players in the department of Puno

Authors

  • Alcides Flores Paredes Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, UNA, Puno, Perú
  • Yeny Amaru Maquera Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, UNA, Puno, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v43i0.89798

Keywords:

Discrimination, stereotype, women's soccer, gender, and, prejudice

Abstract

Women in soccer in recent decades have made great strides due to their sports practice and family support, which has allowed them to gain space in soccer. The research assumed the qualitative paradigm, with an ethnographic design through 31 interviews and two focus groups, the sociocultural influences faced by the female soccer player in the amateur league of Puno-Peru have been analyzed. Some results of this research indicate that there are sociocultural influences faced by the female soccer player and is associated with social barriers of social inequality and come from medium and low economic conditions, they refer not receiving support from managers and the media, they also reflect having received macho attitudes and stigmas due to their gender and playing soccer, being classified as tomboys and that all these aspects do not limit their practice of soccer. It is concluded that in self-identification the woman from Puno shows her own personality, has confidence and manages her own life and the role of parents in the initiation, practice and permanence of women's football is highlighted.

Author Biography

Yeny Amaru Maquera, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, UNA, Puno, Perú

Lic. en Educación Física, dinámica, trabajo en equipo y con ganas de ser investigadora

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Published

2022-01-06

How to Cite

Flores Paredes, A., & Amaru Maquera, Y. (2022). Sociocultural influences faced by female soccer players in the department of Puno. Retos, 43, 968–978. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v43i0.89798

Issue

Vol. 43 (2022)

Section

Original Research Article

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