Making sense of sports / Ellis Cashmore.
By: Cashmore, Ellis
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2005Edition: 4th ed.Description: x, 520 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415348536 .Subject(s): Sports -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.483 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ellis Cashmore's unique, multidisciplinary introduction to sport studies is completely revised, updated and enhanced to reflect the changing character of contemporary sport. Among the questions addressed in this new fourth edition, Cashmore discusses:
* cyborgization - will the human body be re-designed to meet athletic needs just as cosmetic surgery has enabled the re-design of bodies to suit aesthetic preferences?
* nature or nurture - have advances in genetic science solved the age-old question of whether great athletes are born or made, and how does this affect our understanding of competition?
* masculinities - does masculine power still dominate and, if not, what does this reveal about men in sports?
Already established as a standard text, Cashmore's challenging approach to the study of sport is now updated to include new chapters on 'The Mind of the Athlete' (a probe into the psychological qualities and processes that separate winners from also-rans), and 'The Rise And Rise Of Celebrities' (investigating the rise of celebrity culture and its effect on the status of athletes).
Original and revealing, this updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive investigation into the changing character of sport, and is essential reading for undergraduates of sociology and sports studies.
Bibliography: (pages 465-480) and indexes.
Introduction why competition excites us -- Naturals how evolution, culture and our genes shape us -- Built for action what the human body is made of and how it works -- Animal origins how history turned hunter-gatherers into champions -- Burning question how old are sports? -- The hunt for reasons how theories help us understand sports -- In the mind what makes winners win and losers lose -- Sports emasculated why women had to break rules to get into sports -- Burning question why don't more gay athletes come out? -- Control of the body how science, sex and cyborgs affect sports -- Behind on points why black athletes are symbols of failure -- Champs and cheats why attempts to eliminate drugs might prove futile -- Burning question do cheats epitomize today's sports better than fair players? -- Not for the fainthearted where violence in sports comes from -- Representing the challenge how art has influenced our appreciation of sports -- A match made in heaven why television and sports are inseparable -- Burning question why do we like to bet on sports? -- At the business end how Rupert Murdoch became the most powerful man in sports -- the nike that conquered the world why nike was a key player in the globalization of sports -- Buying into celebrity culture how athletes jumped onto the A-list -- Burning question is being left-handed an advantage in sports? -- Same rules, different game why politics has always been a factor in international sports -- Tomorrow's game what an ultra-human future might bring.
CIT Module SPRT 6008 - Core reading
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 introduction
- Why Competition Excites Us
- 2 naturals
- How Evolution, Culture And Our Genes Shape Us
- 3 built for action
- What The Human Body Is Made Of And How It Works
- 4 animal origins
- How History Turned Hunter-Gatherers Into Championsburning Question: how old are sports?
- 5 the hunt for reasons
- How Theories Of Sport Help Us Understand Sports
- 6 in the mind
- What Makes Winners Win And Losers Lose
- 7 sports emasculated
- Why Women Had To Break Rules To Get Into Sportsburning Question: why don?t more gay athletes come out?
- 8 control of the body
- How Science, Sex And Cyborgs Affect Sports
- 9 behind on points
- Why Black Athletes Are Symbols Of Failure
- 10 champs and cheats
- Why Attempts To Eliminate Drugs Might Prove Futileburning Question: do cheats epitomize sports better than fair players?
- 11 not for the fainthearted
- Where Violence In Sports Comes From
- 12 representing the challenge
- How Art Has Influenced Our Appreciation Of Sports
- 13 a match made in heaven
- Why Television And Sports Are Inseparableburning Question: why do we like to bet on sports?
- 14 at the business end
- How Rupert Murdoch Became The Most Powerful Man In Sports
- 15 The [Nike Logo] that conquered the world
- Why Nike Was A Key Player In The Globalization Of Sports
- 16 buying into celebrity cultureHOW Athletes Jumped Onto
- The A-Listburning Question: is being left-handed an advantage in sports?
- 17 same rules, different game
- Why Politics Always Been A Factor In International Sports
- 18 tomorrow's game
- What An Ultra-Human Future Might Bring
- Bibliography
- Name and subject index
- Title index