Sports in society : issues and controversies / Jay Coakley & Elizabeth Pike.
By: Coakley, Jay J [author]
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Contributor(s): Pike, Elizabeth [author].
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BookPublisher: London : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014]Edition: Second edition.Description: xxiii, 569 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0077160541 (paperback); 9780077160548 (paperback).Subject(s): Sports -- Social aspects -- United States | Sports -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Sports -- Psychological aspects | Sports -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 306.483 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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Using a topics-based approach organized around provocative questions about the interaction of sports, culture and society, Sports in Society presents an accessible introduction to research and theory in the sociology of sport.
This new edition continues the legacy of the previous editions while introducing new material and examples that bring theory to life. Current debates in sports, such as how youth participation can be increased or sport funding allocated, have been integrated throughout the text to provide a holistic view of society.
An Online Learning Centre accompanies this book offering a range of lecturer support materials as well as resources and tests for students.
Previous edition: London: McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-534) 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 socialization: who plays and what happens to them? -- Sports and young people: are organized schemes worth the effort? -- Deviance in sports: is it out of control? -- 7 Violence in sports: how does it affect our lives? -- 8 Gender and sports: is equity possible? -- Race, ethnicity and national identity: are they important in sports? -- Social class: do money and power matter in sports? -- Age and ability: barriers to participation and inclusion? -- Sports and the economy: what are the characteristics of commercial sports? -- Sports and the media: could they survive without each other? -- Sports, politics and globalization: how do governments and global processes influence sports? -- Sports in the future: what do we want them to be?
Using a topics-based approach organized around provocative questions about the interaction of sports, culture and society, Sports in Society presents an accessible introduction to research and theory in the sociology of sport. This new edition continues the legacy of the previous editions while introducing new material and examples that bring theory to life. Current debates in sports, such as how youth participation can be increased or sport funding allocated, have been integrated throughout the text to provide a holistic view of society.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Jay Coakley is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. He received a PhD in sociology at the University of Notre Dame, and has since taught and done research on play, games and sports, among other topics in sociology. Dr Coakley has received many teaching, service and professional awards, and is an internationally respected scholar, author and journal editor. In 2004 the Citizenship Through Sport Alliance presented him with a national Citizenship Through Sport Award for his work to make sports and physical activities more inclusive. In 2007 the Institute for International Sport selected him as one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators, and the University of Chichester in West Sussex, England, awarded him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the sociology of sport. Acknowledging his influence in the U.S., the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) inducted Coakley into its Hall of Fame in 2009. A former inter-collegiate athlete, Coakley continues to use concepts, research and theories in sociology to critically examine social phenomena and promote changes that will make social worlds more democratic and humane. He currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.Elizabeth Pike is a Reader in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at the University of Chichester where she also is the Head of the Department of Sport Development and Management, and the Chair of the Anita White Foundation. She was awarded a PhD in the sociology of sport by Loughborough University, and has since researched and published on risk, injury, ageing, gender and corporeality in sports. She has delivered presentations critically evaluating these phenomena in universities and conferences throughout Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australasia and Europe. Dr Pike is currently a member of the Executive Board and President of the International Sociology of Sport Association . She works as a reviewer for several journals and publishers, and is on the Editorial Board of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport and Leisure Studies. She lives in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.