Description
Book SynopsisThe institution of sport has pervasive roots that are steeped in patriarchy. Despite this tradition, sport is at the forefront in making us aware of personal and social issues in global societies. However, sociological attention to family and sport is long overdue and sorely needed. Providing timely knowledge and long-awaited insights into pressing issues, this volume of Research in the Sociology of Sport establishes family and sport as a clearly identified field of study within sociology.
Focusing on how families participate in sport in global societies where traditional norms are rapidly evolving, this edited collection presents unique contributions to an under researched area of sociological inquiry. Offering a wide range of perspectives and a multidisciplinary approach, contributors provide applicable solutions to this sociological oversight, and nuanced scholarship that invites future consideration. Divided into three major sections, chapters explore traditional values that are actively challenged by both children and adults, examine the effects of cultural shifts on family relationships, and assess the patriarchal structure of sport participation in global societies.
Highlighting the microlevel of the family to grapple with contemporary social issues at the macrolevel of society, Family and Sport: Notable Contributions to Sociology charts new territory to advance a valuable understanding of family and sport issues.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Steven M. Ortiz
PART I. Family-Sport Socialization
Chapter 1. The Great Sport Myth: Children’s Non-elite Sport in New Zealand; Aleksandra Stojanovska, Roslyn Kerr, and Greg Ryan
Chapter 2. Exploring Gendered Stereotypes: Sports Participation and Adolescent Closeness to Mothers; Tom R. Leppard and Mikaela J. Dufur
PART II. Sport as Social Control
Chapter 3. Parenting in School-based Sailing Programs: Gender and Social Class Reproduction; Anne Schmitt and Matthew Atencio
Chapter 4. Women and Sports in Pakistan: Family Perpetuation of the Hymen Rupture Stigma; Umer Hussain
Chapter 5. Latina Teens and Sports Participation: Moving Beyond Gendered Cultural Explanations; Vera Lopez
PART III. Work-Family Challenges
Chapter 6. Footballer Wives: Communication and Coping at Home in Absence of Spouse; Chuka Onwumechili and Unwana Samuel Akpan
Chapter 7. Iron Moms: Toward an Endurance Sport Identity; Diana Tracy Cohen
Chapter 8. Jogging Toward Responsibility: Pregnant and Parenting Elite Distance Runners Need Support; Francine Darroch, Sydney Smith, Audrey Giles, and Heather Hillsburg
Conclusion; Steven M. Ortiz
