Integrative Lens

Social Psychology Approach

Importance of Psychological & Sociocultural Considerations

# of youth & adult participants; Sport key site for socialization; Development of self-concept & self-esteem

Youth Sport Trends with Motivational Implications

Performance Ethic; Increased Parental Involvement

Sport Key Site for Gender Socialization

Influence on girls’/women’s participation; Influence on boys’/men’s participation

Influence of Cultural Restrictions

Gender x Cultural Background; Sillett (2004); Gender x Religious Identity; Bilquis Abdul-Qaadir & Muslim Girls Hoop Too

Influence of homophobic sport culture

Homonegativism; Krane (1996); Krane & Barber (2005); Rene Portland/Penn St. Women’s Basketball Program; Boys’/men’s sport culture