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Sport Sociology
Third Edition
Edited by:
- Peter Craig - University of Bedfordshire, UK
May 2016 | 384 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Any study of sport is incomplete without consideration of its social function and structures, its economic impacts both locally and globally, and its political dimension – particularly when used by nations for competitive gain.
Sport Sociology provides a comprehensive overview for any student taking a course on the subject at college or university, including both established and emergent themes, from issues around power, diversity and consumerism through to newer topics such as the digital environment and climate change – both now covered in new individual chapters.
Other chapters have been fully revised to include up-to-date literature and case studies, as well as new key terms and reflective tasks. A new ‘Key Thinker’ box feature included in each chapter introduces readers to an esteemed theorist relevant for the chapter topic to help link theoretical concepts to practice and offer up suggestive research directions for student assessment.
Sport Sociology provides a comprehensive overview for any student taking a course on the subject at college or university, including both established and emergent themes, from issues around power, diversity and consumerism through to newer topics such as the digital environment and climate change – both now covered in new individual chapters.
Other chapters have been fully revised to include up-to-date literature and case studies, as well as new key terms and reflective tasks. A new ‘Key Thinker’ box feature included in each chapter introduces readers to an esteemed theorist relevant for the chapter topic to help link theoretical concepts to practice and offer up suggestive research directions for student assessment.
SECTION A: BACKGROUND TO SPORT SOCIOLOGY
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sport Sociology
Chapter 2: Sport and Modernity
SECTION B: FOUNDATIONAL THEMES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
Chapter 3: Sport’s Organisation and Governance
Chapter 4: Sport, Physical Education and Socialisation
Joanne Hill
Chapter 5: Class and Gender Differentiation in Sport
Chapter 6: Sport Diversity and Community
SECTION C: POSTMODERN THEMES IN SPORT SOCIOLOGY
Joanne Hill and Amanda Jones
Chapter 7: Sport and the Body
Chapter 8: Sport and Consumer Society
Ping Wu
Chapter 9: Sport and the Media
Chapter 10: Sport in a global world
SECTION D: EMERGENT THEMES IN SPORT SOCIOLOGY
Mike Bartle
Chapter 11: Sport in a Digital Age
Chapter 12: Sport Climate Change and Sustainability
Sample Materials & Chapters
Sport Sociology: Sport’s Organisation and Governance
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Sport Sociology
