Sports in society : issues and controversies / Jay Coakley, Elizabeth Pike.
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TextPublication details: London : McGraw-Hill, c2009.Edition: [1st UK ed.]Description: xv, 613 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780077117443:
- 0077117441
- 306.483
- .C63 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The sociology of sport: what is it and why study it? -- Using social theories: how can they help us study sports in society? -- Studying the past: does it help us understand sports today? -- Sports and socialisation: who plays and what happens to them? -- Sports and young people: are organised schemes worth the effort? -- Deviance in sport: is it out of control? -- Violence in sport: how does it affect our lives? -- Gender and sports: does equity require ideological changes? -- Race, ethnicity and national identity: are they important in sports? -- Social class: do money and power matter in sports? -- Sports and the economy: what are the characteristics of commercial sport? -- Sports and the media: could they survive without each other? -- Sports, politics and globalisation: how do governments and global processes influence sport? -- Sport in the future: what can we create?
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