The Ethnographic Process of Gender Management: Doing the “Right” Masculinity With Wives of Professional Athletes
- S. Ortiz
- Sociology
- 1 April 2005
In this reflexive account of a neglected aspect of cross-gender fieldwork, a male sociologist examines his use of the “right” masculinity in long-term fieldwork with wives of professional athletes.…
How Interviewing Became Therapy for Wives of Professional Athletes: Learning From a Serendipitous Experience
- S. Ortiz
- Psychology
- 1 April 2001
During field research on wives of professional athletes, several of the wives seemed to find that the in-depth interviews had a therapeutic value. Indeed, they themselves often referred to the…
Leaving the Private World of Wives of Professional Athletes
- S. Ortiz
- Sociology
- 1 August 2004
The same skills, techniques, and strategies that make fieldwork go well can keep the fieldworker in the field far longer than necessary. Interest in this irony and the exit process was prompted by…
Using Power: An Exploration of Control Work in the Sport Marriage
- S. Ortiz
- Sociology
- 1 December 2006
Drawing from long-term ethnographic research, this article provides valuable insight into the power and control processes that emerge from the work/family issues of professional athletes and their…
Breaking Out of Academic Isolation: The Media Odyssey of a Sociologist
- S. Ortiz
- Education
- 26 October 2007
The professional development of sociologists involves specialized training through which we acquire and apply numerous skills. However, it is unlikely that our professional socialization includes…
When happiness ends and coping begins : the private pain of the professional athlete's wife
- S. Ortiz
- Education
- 1994
Constructing dependency in coping with stressful occupational events: at what cost for wives of professional athletes?
- S. Ortiz
- Psychology
- 2002
Guarding the Border to Jerusalem: The Iron Age City of Gezer
Tel Gezer has a storied history in the fields of biblical archaeology and the development of American archaeology and Israeli archaeology during the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, the debate between…
Traveling With the Ball Club: A Code of Conduct for Wives Only
- S. Ortiz
- Education
- 1 November 1997
When they accompany their husbands on road trips, the wives of major league baseball players must follow an unwritten code of conduct, a code socially constructed and enforced by men. This code is…
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