It's all for the kids : gender, families, and youth sports / Michael A. Messner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messner, Michael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for children.

Sports for children--Coaching.

Sports for children--Psychological aspects.

Sports--Sex differences.

Sports.

Parent and child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 sider)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

It is all for the kids

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 matter-how they play a profound role in shaping gender, class, family, and community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. "It's All for the Kids": Gender, Families, and Youth Sports

2. "Looking for a Team Mom": Separating the Men from the Moms

3. "We Don't Like Chick Coaches": Women at the Helm

4. "You Don't Have to be a Drill Sergeant": Men at the Helm

5. "They're Different-and They're Born Different": Engendering the Kids

6. "It's a Safe and Fun Place for Kids": 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

Appendix 3. Proportion of AYSO and LLB/S Women Head Coaches in Communities Surrounding South Pasadena

Appendix 4. In the Field

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612360923

9781282360921

1282360922

9780520943452

0520943457

OCLC:

1034889546