Ramón Spaaij, Jonathan Magee, Ruth Jeanes

Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Social exclusion is one of the most pressing challenges in post-industrial societies, encompassing economic, social, cultural and political dimensions. This important new book critically examines the relationship between sport and social exclusion, from global and cross-cultural perspectives. The book illuminates the relationship between sport and social exclusion in Global North and Global South contexts, addressing key issues in contemporary social science. Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society is important reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers with an interest in sport sociology, sport development, sport management, or the relationship between sport and wider society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780415814904
• ISBN-10: 0415814901
• Artikelnr.: 40477631

Autorenporträt

Ramón Spaaij is Associate Professor in the College of Sport and Exercise Science and Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL) at Victoria University, Australia. He is also Special Chair of Sociology of Sport at the University of Amsterdam and Visiting Professor at the Utrecht University School of Governance, The Netherlands. His main research interests are the sociology of sport and sociology of terrorism. Jonathan Magee is Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Tourism and The Outdoors at the University of Central Lancashire. His research and teaching interests include sport and social inclusion, sport and community, and sport development and coaching. Magee has co-edited several books, including Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experiences and The Bountiful Game: Football Identities and Finance. Ruth Jeanes is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. Ruth has spent the previous decade researching equity and inclusion within a sport and active leisure context, initially focusing on gender issues and in more recent years exploring experiences of young people with disabilities. She has explored issues of social exclusion within both Global North and South contexts.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Social Exclusion in the Global Age 3. Sport and Social
Exclusion in Public Policy 4. Mechanisms of Social Exclusion in Sport 5.
Using Sport to Tackle Social Exclusion in the Global North 6. Sport for
Development in the Global South 7. Engaging Socially Excluded Young People
in Sports Programs 8. Building Inclusive Sporting Communities 9. Looking
Back, Looking Forward: Reflections on Sport and Social Exclusion in Global
Society