Family and Sport

Steven M. Ortiz is Associate Professor in the Sociology Program at Oregon State University, USA. He has conducted the first and only longitudinal qualitative study on women married to male professional athletes, a sociological milestone that became the basis for his well-received book The Sport Marriage: Women Who Make It Work.

• Introduction; 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. DufurPART 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 HillsburgConclusion; Steven M. Ortiz