Family First: The Role of Family in Māori and Pasifika Professional Athlete Success

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aut.relation.journalInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport
dc.contributor.authorEnari, Dion
dc.contributor.authorBorell, Phillip
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-17T21:42:21Z
dc.date.available2024-10-17T21:42:21Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-16
dc.description.abstractThroughout the Pacific, the whānau/’āiga (family) is an integral element of community and identity. Within Polynesian communities, it is common for the whānau (family – Māori) or ‘aiga (family – Samoan) to be the most important aspect of one's existence. For many Polynesian (Māori and Pacific) athletes, the family unit is central to their ability to succeed in professional sport. The cultural identity that is developed within the family unit as well as the support and nurturing provided are ingredients for Polynesian athletes to thrive in spaces where they may not otherwise: gaining collective support in ways that are not always readily afforded to Western society. This paper draws from the stories of male professional Māori and Pasifika rugby league athletes to provide deeper insight into the critical role of Polynesian families in professional sport. As Polynesian sport academics, who were given deep insight from these athletes, we use our insider lens to tell this story.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport, ISSN: 1012-6902 (Print); 1461-7218 (Online), SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/10126902241286389
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/10126902241286389
dc.identifier.issn1012-6902
dc.identifier.issn1461-7218
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/18141
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10126902241286389
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2024. Creative Commons License (CC BY 4.0). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject1504 Commercial Services
dc.subject1608 Sociology
dc.subject2002 Cultural Studies
dc.subjectSport, Leisure & Tourism
dc.subject4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.subject4410 Sociology
dc.titleFamily First: The Role of Family in Māori and Pasifika Professional Athlete Success
dc.typeJournal Article
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