Sport and society : history, power and culture / Graham Scambler.

By:

Scambler, Graham

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Issues in society | Issues in societyPublication details: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.Description: ix, 211 p. : ill. 24 cmISBN:

9780335210718 (hbk.) :
9780335210701 (pbk.) :
9780335210701
0335210716 (hbk.)
0335210708 (pbk.)
9780335210718

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

306.483 SCA

LOC classification:

GV706.5

Contents:

1.Part one: History and sport -- 1.The ancient games -- 2.The genesis of modern sport -- 3.The modern Olympiads -- Part two: Features of contemporary sport -- 4.Exercise, sport and health -- 5.Sport and violence: a \'de-civilizing spurt\'? -- 6.The colonization and mediation of sport -- Part three: Social theory and sport --7.Sociological perspectives on sport -- 8.Towards a critical sociology of sport.

Summary: This text presents a comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It examines the changing role of sport in society and analyses topics such as representations of sport in the media and violence in sport.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	306.483 SCA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		126123

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text presents a comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It examines the changing role of sport in society and analyses topics such as representations of sport in the media and violence in sport.