"A girls' game - and a good one too" A critical analysis of New Zealand netball.

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"A girls' game - and a good one too" A critical analysis of New Zealand netball.

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This thesis is an analysis of the role of netball in New Zealand society. It examines the question of whether netball was able to achieve hegemony over women's sports in New Zealand by confronting male domination of sport and society, or by accepting such domination and adapting itself accordingly. There is also an examination of the reasons why netball's sibling, basketball, proved to be less successful in New Zealand than netball. The first chapter is a narrative of the development of netba...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1997

Creator

Andrew, Geoffrey

URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5701

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