Social issues in sport / Ronald B. Woods.
Material type: TextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, c2007.Description: xiv, 368 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780736058728 (pbk.) :
- 9780736058728 (pbk.) :
- 306.483 WOO
- GV706.5 .W655 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-360) and index.
What is sport and why do we study it? -- How do we study sport? -- Participants versus spectators -- Business of sport -- Media and sport -- Youth sport -- Interscholastic and intercollegiate sport -- International sport -- Olympic movement -- Sporting behavior -- Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Women and sport -- Social class and sport -- Special populations and sport -- Religion and sport -- Politics and sport -- Deviance and sport -- Coaching sport -- Future trends in sport.
Aimed primarily at lecturers and students in sport sociaology or as a reference for those with an interest in sport and society, this text provides readers with an introduction to the multifaceted roles of sport and physical activity in society.