Susan L Greendorfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 247616 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan L Greendorfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan L |
| FAMILY NAME | Greendorfer |
| SIGNATURE | GREENDORFER S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Postmodern Challenges: Recognizing Multiple Standards for Social Science Research
Reaction and Response to Resisting the Canon: Feminist Cultural Studies as a Potential Future Direction
Differential Media Coverage of Men's and Women's Intercollegiate Basketball: Reflection of Gender Ideology
This study explores the extent to which mass media coverage of men's and women's sport reflect the broader gender ideology of society. Using television coverage of men's and women's intercollegiate basketball as our context and verbal commentary as our text, an attempt was made (1) to identify qualitative differences in the manner in which the men's and women's games were presented by the networks, and, if coverage differences did exist, (2) to i…
Rejuvenating Sport Socialization Research
Using existing critiques as a constructive foundation, the purpose of this paper is to extend analyses of the malaise in sport socialization by suggesting two alternative approaches that may revive interest in this important research topic. One, more representative of a functionalist integration, attempts to shift to more macro considerations by conceptualizing sport socialization as a mechanism of social and cultural reproduction; the nature and…
Quality of Exit from University Sports and Life Satisfaction in Early Adulthood
The possibility that the experience of retirement from sport may be different from one athlete to another has not been thoroughly examined. The current study offers evidence on the effect of role performance in intercollegiate basketball and football on life satisfaction in the period of adulthood immediately following. The theoretical departure point for this research comes from Kearl’s (1986) analysis of “exits” in everyday life and his assumpt…
NASSS Then and Now
This paper presents a brief overview of the growth and development of the North American Society for Sociology of Sport, beginning with its formation at the Second CIC Symposium on Sociology of Sport at Minneapolis in 1978. Although the organization’s maturation and success may not be highly correlated with the development of the subdiscipline itself, consistent interest in sport sociology topics and the absence of a forum for exchange are viewed…
Gender Bias in Theoretical Perspectives: The Case of Female Socialization Into Sport
Using female socialization into sport as an example, this paper empirically examines whether existing conceptual and methodological perspectives pertaining to sport may be gender-biased. A social role-social systems approach, previously applied to male sport socialization and purported to predict a high degree of sport involvement when positive social influences are exerted by significant others, was applied to female athletes and nonathletes. Re…
Gender Differences in Brazilian Children's Socialization into Sport
In an attempt to apply a social role-social systems approach to study the sport socialization process of children. a fixed-alternative questionnaire was administered to Brazilian children in Sāo Paulo. When testing the general model, results from multiple regression analyses on 94 males and 77 females revealed that values of parents, family, peers, opportunity set and teachers strongly influenced the process of becoming involved in sport. Stepwis…
Retirement” from Intercollegiate Sport: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
Survey data from 1,123 former intercollegiate athletes (427 males and 697 females) were examined relative to commitment to a sport role, educational and occupational preparation, postcareer sport participation, social interests, and adjustment to sport retirement. Chi-square and factor analyses revealed that the former athletes in this study did not totally withdraw from the system of sport, that some shifting or reprioritization of interests occ…
A Reconceptualization of the Process of Leaving the Role of Competitive Athlete
In an attempt to broaden research considerations pertaining to retirement from sport, this paper critically examines notions embedded in social gerontology and thanatology. Both perspectives are criticized for their narrowness of approach, and analysis suggests that neither may be applicable to the athlete who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves sport. Alternative notions which are derived from a data base of former female and male intercollegiat…
Social class influence on female sport involvement
Intercollegiate Football: An Approach Toward Rationalization
The purpose of this investigation was to apply principles from formal organizations to sport, with particular focus given to intercollegiate football. From a modified case study approach in which a reliable and knowledgeable informant was interviewed, the investigation utilizes concepts pertinent to complex organizations in an attempt to answer the question: What makes a football team successful, besides the physical ability of the players. Five …
Differential Media Coverage of Men's and Women's Intercollegiate Basketball: Reflection of Gender Ideology
This study explores the extent to which mass media coverage of men's and women's sport reflect the broader gender ideology of society. Using television coverage of men's and women's intercollegiate basketball as our context and verbal commentary as our text, an attempt was made (1) to identify qualitative differences in the manner in which the men's and women's games were presented by the networks, and, if coverage differences did exist, (2) to i…
Retirement” from Intercollegiate Sport: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
Survey data from 1,123 former intercollegiate athletes (427 males and 697 females) were examined relative to commitment to a sport role, educational and occupational preparation, postcareer sport participation, social interests, and adjustment to sport retirement. Chi-square and factor analyses revealed that the former athletes in this study did not totally withdraw from the system of sport, that some shifting or reprioritization of interests occ…
Social class influence on female sport involvement
Rejuvenating Sport Socialization Research
Using existing critiques as a constructive foundation, the purpose of this paper is to extend analyses of the malaise in sport socialization by suggesting two alternative approaches that may revive interest in this important research topic. One, more representative of a functionalist integration, attempts to shift to more macro considerations by conceptualizing sport socialization as a mechanism of social and cultural reproduction; the nature and…
Postmodern Challenges: Recognizing Multiple Standards for Social Science Research
Gender Bias in Theoretical Perspectives: The Case of Female Socialization Into Sport
Using female socialization into sport as an example, this paper empirically examines whether existing conceptual and methodological perspectives pertaining to sport may be gender-biased. A social role-social systems approach, previously applied to male sport socialization and purported to predict a high degree of sport involvement when positive social influences are exerted by significant others, was applied to female athletes and nonathletes. Re…
Quality of Exit from University Sports and Life Satisfaction in Early Adulthood
The possibility that the experience of retirement from sport may be different from one athlete to another has not been thoroughly examined. The current study offers evidence on the effect of role performance in intercollegiate basketball and football on life satisfaction in the period of adulthood immediately following. The theoretical departure point for this research comes from Kearl’s (1986) analysis of “exits” in everyday life and his assumpt…
NASSS Then and Now
This paper presents a brief overview of the growth and development of the North American Society for Sociology of Sport, beginning with its formation at the Second CIC Symposium on Sociology of Sport at Minneapolis in 1978. Although the organization’s maturation and success may not be highly correlated with the development of the subdiscipline itself, consistent interest in sport sociology topics and the absence of a forum for exchange are viewed…
A Reconceptualization of the Process of Leaving the Role of Competitive Athlete
In an attempt to broaden research considerations pertaining to retirement from sport, this paper critically examines notions embedded in social gerontology and thanatology. Both perspectives are criticized for their narrowness of approach, and analysis suggests that neither may be applicable to the athlete who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves sport. Alternative notions which are derived from a data base of former female and male intercollegiat…
Reaction and Response to Resisting the Canon: Feminist Cultural Studies as a Potential Future Direction
Intercollegiate Football: An Approach Toward Rationalization
The purpose of this investigation was to apply principles from formal organizations to sport, with particular focus given to intercollegiate football. From a modified case study approach in which a reliable and knowledgeable informant was interviewed, the investigation utilizes concepts pertinent to complex organizations in an attempt to answer the question: What makes a football team successful, besides the physical ability of the players. Five …
Social class influence on female sport involvement
Retirement” from Intercollegiate Sport: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
Survey data from 1,123 former intercollegiate athletes (427 males and 697 females) were examined relative to commitment to a sport role, educational and occupational preparation, postcareer sport participation, social interests, and adjustment to sport retirement. Chi-square and factor analyses revealed that the former athletes in this study did not totally withdraw from the system of sport, that some shifting or reprioritization of interests occ…
A Reconceptualization of the Process of Leaving the Role of Competitive Athlete
In an attempt to broaden research considerations pertaining to retirement from sport, this paper critically examines notions embedded in social gerontology and thanatology. Both perspectives are criticized for their narrowness of approach, and analysis suggests that neither may be applicable to the athlete who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves sport. Alternative notions which are derived from a data base of former female and male intercollegiat…
Gender Differences in Brazilian Children's Socialization into Sport
In an attempt to apply a social role-social systems approach to study the sport socialization process of children. a fixed-alternative questionnaire was administered to Brazilian children in Sāo Paulo. When testing the general model, results from multiple regression analyses on 94 males and 77 females revealed that values of parents, family, peers, opportunity set and teachers strongly influenced the process of becoming involved in sport. Stepwis…
Quality of Exit from University Sports and Life Satisfaction in Early Adulthood
The possibility that the experience of retirement from sport may be different from one athlete to another has not been thoroughly examined. The current study offers evidence on the effect of role performance in intercollegiate basketball and football on life satisfaction in the period of adulthood immediately following. The theoretical departure point for this research comes from Kearl’s (1986) analysis of “exits” in everyday life and his assumpt…
NASSS Then and Now
This paper presents a brief overview of the growth and development of the North American Society for Sociology of Sport, beginning with its formation at the Second CIC Symposium on Sociology of Sport at Minneapolis in 1978. Although the organization’s maturation and success may not be highly correlated with the development of the subdiscipline itself, consistent interest in sport sociology topics and the absence of a forum for exchange are viewed…
Gender Bias in Theoretical Perspectives: The Case of Female Socialization Into Sport
Using female socialization into sport as an example, this paper empirically examines whether existing conceptual and methodological perspectives pertaining to sport may be gender-biased. A social role-social systems approach, previously applied to male sport socialization and purported to predict a high degree of sport involvement when positive social influences are exerted by significant others, was applied to female athletes and nonathletes. Re…
Differential Media Coverage of Men's and Women's Intercollegiate Basketball: Reflection of Gender Ideology
This study explores the extent to which mass media coverage of men's and women's sport reflect the broader gender ideology of society. Using television coverage of men's and women's intercollegiate basketball as our context and verbal commentary as our text, an attempt was made (1) to identify qualitative differences in the manner in which the men's and women's games were presented by the networks, and, if coverage differences did exist, (2) to i…
Rejuvenating Sport Socialization Research
Using existing critiques as a constructive foundation, the purpose of this paper is to extend analyses of the malaise in sport socialization by suggesting two alternative approaches that may revive interest in this important research topic. One, more representative of a functionalist integration, attempts to shift to more macro considerations by conceptualizing sport socialization as a mechanism of social and cultural reproduction; the nature and…
Reaction and Response to Resisting the Canon: Feminist Cultural Studies as a Potential Future Direction
Postmodern Challenges: Recognizing Multiple Standards for Social Science Research
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (8 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (7 works) · Athletes (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works)