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In Fathering through Sport and Leisure , an underrepresented and highly topical area of social study is examined. This is a book about fathers, and how we can understand fathers and their fathering practices better if we examine the role of sport and leisure in their relationships with their children and their partners. The author's clear and interdisciplinary approach makes this volume an invaluable resource for undergraduates and scholars in the fields of leisure studies, family studies, sociology of the family, and the sociology of sport

This article examines the significance of family influence on young women from minority (Muslim) communities who have participated in a combined sport and education programme designed to encourage access to further and higher education. The study explores how family expectations about the roles of young women affect the participants' responses to the programme. The research examines young women's understanding of their parents' views in relation to their participation in the programme and their broader aspirations for their daughters' adult lives in the family, education and employment domains. The young women's accounts of their family members' views on minority life in Britain, and the influence this might have on their own opportunities and experiences, are also considered. The research was conducted in partnership with a graduate female Muslim Sport and education development worker and with young female participants ( n = 7) in the sports programme, all of whom were actively involved in the design, implementation and analysis of the study. The young women undertook in-depth interviews within their families, and responded to the content of these in subsequent focus group discussions. The study revealed extensive parental influence on the young women's involvement in the sports programme and over their lives as a whole, and the significance of Islam within this; however, it also highlighted the extent to which young people `navigated' between their family identity and the westernized experiences they were exposed to on a day-to-day basis. Conclusions are drawn about the value of sport in illuminating the lived experience of minority groups, and on the need for further analysis of young people's sports behaviour in the context of family.

This article examines the extent to which the growing attention being paid at EU and national level to issues related to work–life balance is reflected in families' lived experience. It identifies the demands facing families in balancing paid work with other activities, the strategies they adopt to meet them, and the role played by policy interventions. Attention is drawn to diversity in family structures and labour market participation throughout Europe, to differences in the issues encountered by families in achieving a satisfactory work–life balance, and to the contribution of policy to their strategies.

The role of family in influencing sports behaviour is widely recognized. This article extends this body of knowledge by examining how the family influences young people's responses to sport programmes operating in international development contexts. Recognizing the central role of the family as a social institution, the article highlights the cultural significance and specificity of the family, and the importance of this to sport programmes which aim to foster social change. Drawing on empirical data from studies in India, Zambia and Brazil, the multiple and contradictory roles that families play in relation to three sport programmes are analysed. It is shown that while families may support and even extend the positive impact of programmes, they might equally resist them, and in some cases may even be a source of the problems that such initiatives seek to alleviate. The article concludes that locating young people's experiences of and responses to sport within their family context is an important step in developing a better understanding of the social and cultural environment within which international development programmes operate.

1. Theorizing sport for development : intersections among sport, gender and development / Jimoh Shehu ; Reflection on Theorizing sport for development : intersections among sport, gender and development / Winja Njuguna -- 2. Cuban sport and the challenges of South-South solidarity / Simon C. Darnell and Robert Huish ; Reflection on Cuban sport and the challenges of South-South solidarity / In'Utu Jacqueline Mubanga -- 3. Development and peace through sport in 'Confucian Asia' / Roger Levermore ; Reflection on growing the sport for development sector in Confucian Asia / Robbie McRobbie -- 4. Child protection and SDP : the post-MDG agenda for policy, practice and research / Daniel Rhind. [et al.] ; Reflection on Child protection and SDP : the post-MDG agenda for policy, practice and research : making sport safer for children everywhere / Liz Twyford -- 5. Beyond girl power and the GirlEffect : the girling of sport for development and peace / Megan Chawansky and Marisa Schlenker ; Reflection on Beyond girl power and the GirlEffect : the girling of sport for development and peace / Sarah Murray -- 6. The benefits and challenges of girl-focused Indigenous SDP programs in Australia and Canada / Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst, Audrey R. Giles and Jan Wright ; Reflection on The benefits and challenges of girl-focused Indigenous SDP programs in Australia and Canada : a practitioner's critique of Hayhurst, Giles and Wright (2015) using experiences from two case studies in the NWT / Wendy Lahey -- 7. Sustainable management of sport-for-development through youth re-engagement : the FREYCA framework / Michael J. Hoekman and Nico Schulenkorf ; Reflection on Sustanable management of sport-for-development through youth-reengagement : the FREYCA framework / Emma Sherry -- 8. Examining the educator : toward a critical pedagogy of sport for development and peace / Ruth Jeanes and Ramon Spaaij ; Reflection on Examining the educator : toward a critical pedagogy of sport for development and peace : critical pedagogy and SDP practice / Sarah Oxford -- 9. Theorising role models in sport for development and peace / Marianne Meier ; Reflection on Theorizing role models in sport for development and peace : "that strong passion to move on forward" : coaches as sporting role models at Boxgirls International / Heather Cameron -- 10. Researching 'sustainable development in African sport' : a case study of a North-South academic collaboration / Iain Lindsey. [et al.] ; Reflection on Researching 'sustainable development in African sport' : a case study of a North-South academic collaboration / Clare Barrell -- 11. Researching with Go Sisters, Zambia : reciprocal learning in sport for development / Tess Kay and Louise Mansfield with Ruth Jeanes ; Reflection on Researching with Go Sisters, Zambia : reciprocal learning in sport for development / Sharon Museke and Annie Namukanga with Sarah Palmer-Felgate.