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MONTEIRO, MARCOS VINICIUS PEREIRA. THE IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES. Rev. Bras. Educ. [online]. 2017, vol.22, n.69, pp.339-359. ISSN 1809-449X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-24782017226918.

This article discusses construction of identity and its relationship to physical education classes, from meanings constructed by students. Influenced by society, identity constructions of different sexes are quite disparate as their relationships with physical activities. To get a better understanding on subject, is considered masculine and feminine as cultural creations; gender relations and power and creation of docile bodies process. The study was conducted in a public school in Nova Iguaçu/RJ, and data were obtained through interviews with ten students of the third year of high school. After the use of the content analysis technique, the results show that the end of high school at the school, physical education acts assisting construction of an identity students those representing male as superior, naturalizing their greater participation and performance in class discipline.

Palabras clave : identity construction; physical education; gender; school; physical activity.

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