Abstract

This article maps the presence of sociologist Anthony Giddens in Brazilian scientific production in the field of Physical Education (PE) and analyzes how his theoretical contributions appear in the area. This text presents Giddens’ description of modern reflective society and its reconfigurations related to agent/structure. Afterwards, a bibliographical survey is conducted in the main journals of the area in order to analyze articles referencing Giddens. Finally, it points out that 1) there is little dialogue between PE and the English sociologist and 2) most of the texts produced by the area do not use Giddens in a reflexive way, thus committing theoretical slips.

Keywords
Physical Education; Epistemology; Modernity