Between facades, backstage and stigmas: a sociological about female soccer from the theory of social action by Erving Goffman

Abstract

In this article we aim to problematize, sociologically, the female participation in the Brazilian footballing universe, in order to advance the understanding on how some representations and stigmas of the female body are constructed and reconstructed on the context of this sport. For taking this goal to effect, we got supported in several empirical and theoretical elements that were wrought dialogic and relational during this study. From an empirical point of view, we made use of a set of data and information collected through interviews, field observations and images research. In a theoretical point of view, we made use of the theory of social by Erving Goffman, lending concepts and fundamental notions for the analysis proposed here. In this context, we concluded that the process of body construction on female Brazilian soccer occurs on backstage, while the body reconstruction happens in a representative manner on the facade sphere.