Inside Sports

by Coakley,Jay; Coakley,Jay

• ISBN13: 9780415170895
• ISBN10: 0415170893
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-06-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

From baseball and hockey to golf and gymnastics, this is a unique collection of stories of people involved in sports. Researchers interviewed athletes and supporters, including elite athletes and little league parents, to explore a wide range of physical activity. The contributions not only show how sport studies can contribute to the wider study of society, but also describe the methodologies, difficulties and challenges involved in research of this kind. Inside Sportsis divided into four sections that cover the major social processes of sports experiences for different people in different settings: being introduced to sports; becoming an athlete; doing sports; and life beyond the playing field. It includes discussion questions, film and video suggestions, and lists of further reading. This book uncovers dimensions of experience that challenge popular beliefs about sport participation and its impact on people's lives.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	viii
Preface	xiv
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvi
PART 1 Early experiences: being introduced to sports	1	(60)
Young children's social constructions of physicality and gender	7	(10)
Cynthia A. Hasbrook
Through the eyes of youth: ``deep play'' in PeeWee ice hockey	17	(11)
Alan G. Ingham
Alison Dewar
Playing sports and social acceptance: the experiences of immigrant and refugee students in Garden City, Kansas	28	(9)
Mark A. Grey
Late to the line: starting sport competition as an adult	37	(9)
Kitty Porterfield
Little League mothers and the reproduction of gender	46	(15)
Janet Saltzman Chafetz
Joseph A. Kotarba
Learning exercises and resources	55	(6)
Projects and discussion topics	55	(1)
Films and videos	56	(1)
Additional books and articles	57	(4)
PART 2 Experience and identity: becoming an athlete	61	(66)
Rock climbers and rugby players: identity construction and confirmation	67	(10)
Peter Donnelly
Kevin Young
Making decisions: how young people become involved and stay involved in sports	77	(9)
Jay Coakley
Anita White
Becoming an international athlete: making decisions about identity	86	(10)
Christopher Stevenson
Coming of age in North America: socialization of Dominican baseball players	96	(8)
Alan M. Klein
Becoming 100 percent straight	104	(7)
Michael A. Messner
The game begins at home: women's labor in the service of sport	111	(16)
Shona Thompson
Learning exercises and resources	121	(6)
Projects and discussion topics	121	(1)
Films and videos	122	(1)
Additional books and articles	123	(4)
PART 3 Deep in the experience: doing sports	127	(70)
High school football: deep in the heart of South Tejas	133	(6)
Douglas E. Foley
Skateboarding: an alternative to mainstream sports	139	(7)
Becky Beal
Being physical: sources of pleasure and satisfaction in women's ice hockey	146	(10)
Nancy Theberge
Jay White Hawk: Mesquaki athlete, AIM hellraiser, and anthropological informant	156	(6)
Douglas E. Foley
College athletes in high-profile media sports: the consequences of glory	162	(9)
Patricia A. Adler
Peter Adler
Fans, status, and the gift of golf	171	(9)
Todd Crosset
Wives incorporated: marital relationships in professional ice hockey	180	(17)
Wendy Thompson
Learning exercises and resources	190	(7)
Projects and discussion topics	190	(1)
Films and videos	191	(1)
Additional books and articles	192	(5)
PART 4 Transition experiences: facing life beyond the playing field	197	(44)
Threats to sport careers: elite athletes talk about injury and pain	203	(11)
Kevin Young
Philip White
When the balance is gone: the sport and retirement experiences of elite female gymnasts	214	(9)
Anna Dacyshyn
Moving on: leaving pro sports	223	(9)
Derek A. Swain
Retiring from the sideline: becoming more than ``hockey's daughter'' and ``football's wife''	232	(9)
Bette McKenzie
Learning exercises and resources	237	(4)
Projects and discussion topics	237	(1)
Films and videos	238	(1)
Additional books and articles	239	(2)
Index	241