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Article
Body Capital in Education in Brazil and the United States
Author(s)
Antonio José Müller, Fernanda Stedile
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6248/2017.04.005
Affiliation(s)
Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Brazil
ABSTRACT
The example of body capital
is given by the movement and sports that a particular culture enjoys or
practice. The body is the center of physical education (PE) and sport, body
capital is the capital that bodies have according to the cultural or economic
importance that this body interacts in relation to its “use” for a particular
sport or activity. In this context, groups of people admire the same body
aesthetics, with a standardized biotype for a certain sport modality that is
culturally appreciated and valued, which has also evidenced this body or
embodied dimension of experience in a certain sport activity. This study aims
to understand the condition and importance of the body related to education in
Brazil and the United States (U.S.). The main objective is to compare the
importance of the body in the education of these countries. Searching through
bibliographic, the intention of this research is to understand how the body
capital, movement, sports, and aesthetics, are related to the culture of each
country. The research recognize how the body and its capital interfere in the
education of the students and consequently in their academic and social
development.
KEYWORDS
body capital, education in Brazil, education in United States (U.S.), physical education (PE) and sport
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