
Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football
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Canada, T
Published in: Journal of Sport and Social Issues
April 1, 2023
Drawing on years of ethnographic research, this article highlights the importance of Black women's mothering, care work, and labor as their sons find success in American football. By centering Black mothers, the divide between the bureaucratic care offered by football programs and the motherly care offered by football moms is apparent. The former focuses on the player and all that he contributes to the program, and is clearly concerned with the capitalist value of his athletic labor. The latter focuses on the man, someone who takes the field, lives a life beyond it, and must navigate white supremacist and anti-Black spaces. Football, my findings suggest, requires and mobilizes both forms of care.
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues
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1552-7638
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0193-7235
Publication Date
April 1, 2023
Volume
47
Issue
2
Start / End Page
103 / 125
Related Subject Headings
- Sport, Leisure & Tourism
- 1608 Sociology
- 1504 Commercial Services
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Canada, T. (2023). Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 47(2), 103–125. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235221144431
Canada, T. “Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football.” Journal of Sport and Social Issues 47, no. 2 (April 1, 2023): 103–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235221144431.
Canada T. Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 2023 Apr 1;47(2):103–25.
Canada, T. “Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football.” Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 47, no. 2, Apr. 2023, pp. 103–25. Scopus, doi:10.1177/01937235221144431.
Canada T. Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics: An Ethnography of Care in American Football. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 2023 Apr 1;47(2):103–125.

Published In
Journal of Sport and Social Issues
DOI
EISSN
1552-7638
ISSN
0193-7235
Publication Date
April 1, 2023
Volume
47
Issue
2
Start / End Page
103 / 125
Related Subject Headings
- Sport, Leisure & Tourism
- 1608 Sociology
- 1504 Commercial Services