Table of contents:
Introduction 1. Industrial Society, Social Change and Sports Culture 2. Case Studies in the Growth of Modern Sports 3. Interpreting the Growth of Sports: Debates in Hisotry and Theory 4. Social Stratification and Social Division in Sport 5. Soicalisation Social Interaction and Development 6. Representation, Sport and the Media 7. Sport, the State and Politics 8. Sport and Work 9. Commercialisation and the Political Economy of Sport
A refreshing and necessary addition to the existing literature, this text is accessible yet at the same time rigorous in its coverage. It is designed to stimulate and guide students toward a greater understanding of the phenomenon of sport in today's society.
Understanding Sport will introduce students to the central elements of a sociological and cultural analysis of sport. Its coverage is specific to sport in modern British society.
Key features include:
- up-to-date coverage of key socio-cultural issues
- suggested further reading, to expand students' understanding of the topics introduced
- end-of-chapter essay topics and questions, to help students consolidate their knowledge
- extensive referenece lists and a thematic index, to direct sutdents and lecturers toward further research materials.
Written by three highly respected authorities in the field, Understanding Soprt will be an invaluable tool for those studying and teaching sport studies at the introductory level.
Bringing a cultural and social dimension to the study of sport, this introductory guide will help students understand the context of sport and the place it has in the lives of individuals as well as in modern British society as a whole. Theoretically rigorous yet accessible, Understanding Sport includes:
up-to-date coverage of key socio-cultural issues
suggested further reading, to expand students' understanding of the topics introduced
end-of-chapter essay topics and questions, to help students consolidate their knowledge
extensive referenece lists and a thematic index, to direct sutdents and lecturers toward further research materials.
Introduction 1. Industrial Society, Social Change and Sports Culture 2. Case Studies in the Growth of Modern Sports 3. Interpreting the Growth of Sports: Debates in Hisotry and Theory 4. Social Stratification and Social Division in Sport 5. Soicalisation Social Interaction and Development 6. Representation, Sport and the Media 7. Sport, the State and Politics 8. Sport and Work 9. Commercialisation and the Political Economy of Sport
A refreshing and necessary addition to the existing literature, this text is accessible yet at the same time rigorous in its coverage. It is designed to stimulate and guide students toward a greater understanding of the phenomenon of sport in today's society.
Understanding Sport will introduce students to the central elements of a sociological and cultural analysis of sport. Its coverage is specific to sport in modern British society.
Key features include:
- up-to-date coverage of key socio-cultural issues
- suggested further reading, to expand students' understanding of the topics introduced
- end-of-chapter essay topics and questions, to help students consolidate their knowledge
- extensive referenece lists and a thematic index, to direct sutdents and lecturers toward further research materials.
Written by three highly respected authorities in the field, Understanding Soprt will be an invaluable tool for those studying and teaching sport studies at the introductory level.
Bringing a cultural and social dimension to the study of sport, this introductory guide will help students understand the context of sport and the place it has in the lives of individuals as well as in modern British society as a whole. Theoretically rigorous yet accessible, Understanding Sport includes:
up-to-date coverage of key socio-cultural issues
suggested further reading, to expand students' understanding of the topics introduced
end-of-chapter essay topics and questions, to help students consolidate their knowledge
extensive referenece lists and a thematic index, to direct sutdents and lecturers toward further research materials.