Under the Influence: Adolescent Girls' Compliance in Competitive Softball.

<p>This thesis examines how and why young female athletes participate in the competitive organized sport of softball. Based on participant observation and interviews with coaches and players of Team Z, this study examines how parents and coaches influence females to participate in athletics through incentives and punishments. This thesis also examines the cultural assumptions about work that organized sports introduce to female athletes. Furthermore, the study discusses how parents and competitive sports organizations perpetuate the existence of male domination in sports and in society more generally.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Lewis, Cory

• Coaching
• Socialization
• Parents
• Teamwork
• Gender Roles
• Emotion Management
• Discrimination
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Sociology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/980

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2137