Abstract

Latina women, a growing demographic in the United States, are largely absent from literature examining how race, ethnicity, and gender influence sport participation. This research explores how those factors intersect with socioeconomic status and generational status to influence how and when they joined organized sport, which sports they chose, and their perceptions of family support and belonging. Semi-structured interviews with 31 college-educated Latinas who played interscholastic high school sports in the US demonstrate that social class and nativity influence sport choices through habitus. Middle class and native-born families have resources to access organized sport and prioritize participation. Their daughters begin sport at an early age and are well-supported in their athletic careers. Lower-class and immigrant families place a lower value on organized sport and have fewer resources to access opportunities. Class and generation also intersect with gender, race, and ethnicity to influence when women join organized sports and how they make sense of their athletic participation.

摘要

在美国，人口增长中的拉丁裔女性在研究种族，种族和性别如何影响体育参与的文献中基本上没有。这项研究探索了这些因素如何与社会经济地位和世代地位相交，从而影响他们如何以及何时加入有组织的体育运动，他们选择了哪些体育运动以及他们对家庭支持和归属感的看法。对31名受过大学教育的拉丁裔进行半结构化访谈的人，他们在美国参加了校际间的高中体育活动，表明社会阶层和民族诞生通过习惯来影响体育选择。中产阶级和土生土长的家庭有资源参加有组织的体育活动并优先参与。他们的女儿从小就开始运动，并且在体育事业上得到了良好的支持。低下阶层和移民家庭对有组织体育的重视程度较低，获得机会的资源较少。阶级和世代也与性别，种族和种族相交，以影响女性何时参加有组织的体育活动以及她们如何理解体育运动。