- 282 pages
- English
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About this book
Today, in a world quite different from the one that existed just thirty years ago, both girls and boys play soccer, baseball, softball, and other youth sports. Yet has the dramatic surge in participation by girls contributed to greater gender equality? In this engaging study, leading sociologist Michael A. Messner probes the richly complex gender dynamics of youth sports. Weaving together vivid first-person interviews with his own experiences as a volunteer for his sons' teams, Messner finds that despite the movement of girls into sports, gender boundaries and hierarchies still dominate, especially among the adults who run youth sports. His book widens into a provocative exploration of why youth sports matterâhow they play a profound role in shaping gender, class, family, and community.
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Gender StudiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. âItâs All for the Kidsâ: Gender, Families, and Youth Sports
- 2. âLooking for a Team Momâ: Separating the Men from the Moms
- 3. âWe Donât Like Chick Coachesâ: Women at the Helm
- 4. âYou Donât Have to be a Drill Sergeantâ: Men at the Helm
- 5. âTheyâre Differentâand Theyâre Born Differentâ: Engendering the Kids
- 6. âItâs a Safe and Fun Place for Kidsâ: Youth Sports, Families, and the Good Community
- Appendix 1. Demographic Description of Interview Subjects
- Appendix 2. Racial/Ethnic Composition of South Pasadena LLB/S and AYSO Coaches and of the City of South Pasadena
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