A Sociological Profile of Participants in the 1983 Ncaa Women's Golf Championship

Abstract

Data were collected from participants (N=86) in the 1983 NCAA Women's Golf Championship to elicit specific demographic and sociological information which would determine a profile of the elite female collegiate golfer. A 25 item questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Demographic variables include age, height, weight, year in school, hometown, academic major and university/college location.Sociological variables included age at which the participant began playing golf, most influential person in the participant's exposure to golf, person(s) providing greatest encouragement to compete, families' involvement in golf, ordinal position, future career aspirations relative to golf, and socio-economic background.Elite female collegiate golfers in this study tend to pattern other female athletes in regard to the age of their initial involvement in sport and influence of the family upon participation. It appears that they are socialized into golf at an early age, the father is the most significant socializing agent, parents provide the greatest encouragement to compete, and the family involvement in golf is extensive. The participants are predominantly white, likely to be the youngest children in families with high socio-economic backgrounds, and the largest number come from hometowns located in the South and West. The majority of participants plan to continue their involvement in golf by becoming touring professionals.Despite the increasing emphasis on women's athletics during recent years, relativey few studies have focused on the female in sport within a sociological context. The majority of studies which have been conducted have been concerned with specific aspects such as socialization into sport (Greendorfer

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“…Έξεπλεο έδεημαλ φηη ε θνηλσληθνπνίεζε ησλ παηδηψλ επεξεάδεηαη απφ πνιιαπινχο παξάγνληεο φπσο ε κφξθσζε ησλ γνλέσλ, ε ζεηξά γέλλεζεο, ε θνηλσληθή ηάμε (Argys, Rees, Averett & Witoonchart, 2006;Santrock, 2001;Snyder & Speitzer, 1983;Washington & Lehr, 1986). H Coakley (1987) αλαθέξεη φηη δηαθνξέο ζην θνηλσληθννηθνλνκηθφ πξνθίι θαη ζηε δνκή ηεο νηθνγέλεηαο, κπνξεί λα έρνπλ δξακαηηθή επίδξαζε ζηελ επθαηξία ησλ θνξηηζηψλ λα αζρνιεζνχλ κε ηνλ αζιεηηζκφ θαη θπξίσο κε ζπγθεθξηκέλα αζιήκαηα, ελψ νη Hasbrook, Greendorfer θαη McMullen (1981), αλέθεξαλ φηη δελ είλαη μεθάζαξν εάλ ε ζπκκεηνρή ζηα αζιήκαηα νξίδεηαη απφ ην θνηλσληθφ ππφβαζξν ή ην θνηλσληθφ ππφβαζξν θαζνξίδεη ζπκκεηνρή ζε αζιεηηθέο δξαζηεξηφηεηεο.…”

“…(1996) αλέθεξαλ επίζεο φηη ε παξνπζία αδειθψλ σζνχζε ηα θνξίηζηα ζε πην ζηεξεφηππα αλδξηθέο δξαζηεξηφηεηεο θπξίσο θαηά ηελ παηδηθή ειηθία, ελψ θαηά ηελ εθεβεία ε παξνπζία αδειθήο σζεί ηα θνξίηζηα ζε πην γπλαηθείεο αζιεηηθέο δξαζηεξηφηεηεο.Μηα κειέηε απφ ηνποHodaap θαη La Voie (1976), επηζήκαλε φηη ηα κεγαιχηεξα αγφξηα αδέιθηα ζπληζηνχλ έλα πνιχ ηζρπξφηεξν πξφηππν γηα ηα θνξίηζηα ζηνλ αζιεηηζκφ, απφ φηη νη κεγαιχηεξεο αδειθέο. Μηα αλάινγε κειέηε έδεημε φηη 63.9% ησλ αζιεηξηψλ πνπ ζπκκεηείραλ ζε αζιήκαηα είραλ κεγαιχηεξα αγφξηα αδέξθηα, ην 39.5% είραλ κεγαιχηεξεο αδειθέο, ην 29.1% είραλ κηθξφηεξα αδέξθηα θαη ην 24.4% είραλ κηθξφηεξεο αδειθέο(Washington & Lehr, 1986). Τζηεξφηνθα βξέζεθαλ ηα άηνκα πνπ αζρνινχληαλ κε ηνλ αζιεηηζκφ, άλδξεο θαη γπλαίθεο, ζε έξεπλα ησλ Γηνπβαλάθε, αξδέιε θαη Κεραγηά (1999) ηα νπνία κάιηζηα πξνέξρνληαη απφ νιηγνκειείο νηθνγέλεηεο.…”