Thompson, Shona M., 1951-

Mother's taxi : sport and women's labor / Mother's taxi : Sport and women's labour Shona M. Thompson. - viii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations . - SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Being the Mother of a Sports Player -- Being the Wife of a Sports Player -- Being a Sports Player -- Rewards and Rationales -- Gendered Institutions Service Gendered Institutions -- The Methods -- Background to Tennis Culture in Western Australia -- The ASCNSRC Survey of Parental Support -- Details of the Women Interviewed -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Name Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D.

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Sports--Social aspects--Australia--Western Australia
Women--Family relationships.--Australia--Western Australia
Women--Australia--Western Australia--Interviews
Sex role--Australia--Western Australia
Feminist theory

GV706.5. / T55 1999

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