Tim Delaney, Tim Madigan

The Sociology of Sports

An Introduction, 3d ed.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Takes a fresh approach to the study of sport, presenting key concepts such as socialization, race, ethnicity, gender, economics, religion, politics, deviance, violence, school sports and sportsmanship. While providing a critical examination of athletics, this text also highlights many of sports' positive features.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 924g
• ISBN-13: 9781476682372
• ISBN-10: 1476682372
• Artikelnr.: 62605866

Autorenporträt

Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1.
The Sociology of Sport
2.
Social Theory and Sport
3.
A Brief History of Sport
4.
The Impact of Sport on Culture
5.
Socialization and Sport
6.
Youth Sports
7.
High School and College Sports
8.
Deviance in Sport
9.
Violence in Sport 10.
Gender and Sport 11.
Race and Ethnicity in Sport 12.
Economics and Sport 13.
Politics and Sport 14.
Religion and Sport 15.
The Media and Sport 16.
Sportsmanship and Why We Love Sports Bibliography Index