Introduction 1. The Social Stratification of Children’s Sport 2. Parental Influence on Children’s Sporting Choices 3. Work or Play? The Intensification of Sport for Children 4. Playing Different Sports, or Playing Sports Differently? Girls, Identity and Sport 5. Can’t See, Can’t Be? Exploring Children’s Sporting Role Model Choices 6. Measures of Masculinity? Boys Socialisation towards Team Sports 7. Conclusion
Biography
Niamh Kitching is a lecturer in physical education at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland where she teaches physical education to prospective primary school teachers. Her research interests include the sociology of sport and PE, child and youth sport, sports pedagogy and coaching, and sports media. Her published research focuses on sociological perspectives in sport, with a particular emphasis on the experiences of children in sport, along with explorations of the presence and participation of women athletes, coaches, and fans in sport and sports media. She has published in a number of sociology of sport journals and collections.
