MAORI WOMEN AND POSITIONAL SEGREGATION IN NEW-ZEALAND NETBALL - ANOTHER TEST OF THE ANGLOCENTRIC HYPOTHESIS

In order to test Hallinan's ''Anglocentric Hypothesis,'' New Zealand h ead conches of female netball union teams completed two mailed questio nnaires. The statistical analysis was bused on 177 European (69.1%) an d 79 Maori (30.9%) players. An overall chi-square for Race x Playing P osition was nonsignificant, chi(2)(6) = 8.40. Specifically Europeans w ere nonsignificantly overrepresented at center. the most central, high est interacting position. Occupancy of the most tactically important p laying position, goal defense, also did not significantly vary by race . Lastly, goal shoot, the position judged by the conches as being high est in outcome control, also did not favor either race. The results ar e discussed in terms of the historical record of Maori women's partici pation in netball, majority-minority relations in New Zealand, and sev eral methodological issues and concerns that attend ''stacking'' inves tigations.