Sport and leisure in social thought / Grant Jarvie and Joseph Maguire.
By: Jarvie, Grant
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Contributor(s): Maguire, Joseph A.
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BookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1994Description: vii, 272 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415077036 (v) :; 0415077044 (m) (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Sports -- Sociological aspects | Leisure -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 306.483 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 306.483 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075158 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This much needed book examines all of the major traditions of social thought to clearly show their influence in our understanding of sport and leisure.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Functionalism, solidarity and social stratification -- Interpretative sociology: Rationalisation, cultural pessimism and the search for meaning -- Beyond conventional pluralism -- Classical Marxism, political economy and beyond -- Culture as a war of position and a way of life -- Figurations, power and civilising processes -- Feminist thought and the boundaries of sisterhood -- Fields of power, habitus and distinction -- Beyond modernity and the problems of postmodernism -- Dependency and globalisation: sport, leisure and global processes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction: Sport and Leisure and Social Thought
- 1 Functionalism, Solidarity and Social Stratification
- 2 Interpretive sociology: Rationalisation, Cultural Pessimism and the Search for Meaning
- 3 Beyond Conventional Pluralism
- 4 Classical Marxism, Political Economy and Beyond
- 5 Culture as a War of Position and a Way of Life
- 6 Figurations, Power and civilizing Processes
- 7 Feminist Thought and the Boundaries of Sisterhood
- 8 Fields of Power, Habitus and Distinction
- 9 Beyond Modernity and the Problems of Postmodernism
- 10 Dependency and Globalisation: Sport, Leisure and Global Processes
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Grant Jarvie is Professor of Sport and Leisure Research at Heriot-Watt University,
Joseph Maguire is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University.