, along with the acceptance and attraction he received from the opposite sex.Even today Steves life turned out much differently than Adams. Steve Donoghue now competes professionally in triathlons and has formed a serious relationship with a young lady. He and his girlfriend live on the beach, where Steve spends most of his days training and competing.Interpretation and questions raised Though these interviews do no show any statistical proof as the impact youth sports have masculinity or sexuality in young males, they do help to raise some thoughts and questions. Youth sports may not be causal to the development of a masculine identity, but is there a correlation? Did the life that Adam had as a child influence his decisions later in life? Did he feel inferior to his father and older brother due to his lack of participation in sports and therefore his lack of athletic development? And as for Steve, did his athletic career throughout his childhood help him develop a masculine identity even the absence of a male role model in his home?All of the questions can be applied in a much broader context to encompass other children of other ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic status. I think it would be very interesting to see a longitudinal study of several young males with varying interest and participation in sports to shed some more light of the complexity of the development of a masculine identity....
