Backstage, Frontstage

An Analysis of Work and Leisure Roles of Women Recreational Softball Players

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ID3655027
AuthorsCatriona Higgs, Catriona T Higgs (Slippery Rock University), Lea Ann “beez” Schell (Texas Woman's University)
Year1998
Volume36
Issue1
Pages63-77
Publication date1998-06-22
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v36n01_04
PMID9670101
OpenAlexW2322860552
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

American culture and attitudes are profoundly homophobic. Studies abound that describe the violence and discrimination that traditionally have been part of a homosexual's life. Growing up "queer" in the United States prompts many homosexuals to consciously or unconsciously suppress homoerotic feelings (Forstein, 1988). The traditionally male and female identities in society are strongly connected to heterosexuality. Reality and fear that constrain a homosexual result in what Schwanberg (1993) states is a "rigidly segmented life in which one works as a straight person and plays as a gay one" (p. 47). Utilizing Goffmanian terminology, this study will explore the presentation of front and backstage selves of women recreational softball players in Alaska

Sociology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society

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