Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Enter to Grow in Wisdom ix
4. Introduction: Play to Win 1
5. 1. Outside Class: A History of American Children’s Competitive Activities 24
6. 2. More than Playing Around: Studying Competitive Childhoods 50
7. 3. Cultivating Competitive Kid Capital: Generalist and Specialist Parents Speak 81
8. 4. Pink Girls and Ball Guys? Gender and Competitive Children’s Activities 121
9. 5. Carving Up Honor: Organizing and Profiting from the Creation of Competitive Kid Capital 153
10. 6. Trophies, Triumphs, and Tears: Competitive Kids in Action 180
11. Conclusion: The Road Ahead for My Competitive Kids 214
12. Appendix: Questioning Kids: Experiences from Fieldwork and Interviews 229
13. Notes 245
14. Works Cited 265
15. Index 283