Inside sports

Pt. 1. Early experiences : being introduced to sports

Young children's social constructions of physicality and gender / Cynthia A. Hasbrook

Through the eyes of youth : "deep play" in PeeWee ice hockey / Alan G. Ingham and Alison Dewar

Playing sports and social acceptance : the experiences of immigrant and refugee students in Garden City, Kansas / Mark A. Grey

Late to the line : starting sport competition as an adult / Kitty Porterfield

Little League mothers and the reproduction of gender / Janet Saltzman Chafetz and Joseph A. Kotarba

Pt. 2. Experience and identity : becoming an athlete

Rock climbers and rugby players : identity construction and confirmation / Peter Donnelly and Kevin Young

Making decisions : how young people become involved and stay involved in sports / Jay Coakley and Anita White

Becoming an international athlete : making decisions about identity / Christopher Stevenson

Coming of age in North America : socialization of Dominican baseball players / Alan M. Klein

Becoming 100 percent straight / Michael A. Messner

The game begins at home : women's labor in the service of sport / Shona Thompson

Pt. 3. Deep in the experience : doing sports

High school football : deep in the heart of South Tejas / Douglas E. Foley

Skateboarding : an alternative to mainstream sports / Becky Beal

Being physical : sources of pleasure and satisfaction in women's ice hockey / Nancy Theberge

Jay White Hawk : Mesquaki athlete, AIM hellraiser, and anthropological informant / Douglas E. Foley

College athletes in high-profile media sports : the consequences of glory / Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler

Fans, status, and the gift of golf / Todd Crosset

Wives incorporated : marital relationships in professional ice hockey / Wendy Thompson

Pt. 4. Transition experiences : facing life beyond the playing field

Threats to sport careers : elite athletes talk about injury and pain / Kevin Young and Philip White

When the balance is gone : the sport and retirement experiences of elite female gymnasts / Anna Dacyshyn

Moving on : leaving pro sports / Derek A. Swain

Retiring from the sideline : becoming more than "hockey's daughter" and "football's wife" / Bette McKenzie.