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Sport sociology / edited by Peter Craig and Paul Beedie.

Contributor(s): Craig, Peter (Peter G.) | Beedie, Paul A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Active learning in sport.Publisher: Exeter : Learning Matters, 2008Description: 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9781844451661; 1844451666 .Subject(s): Sports -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 306.483
Contents:
Part 1: On Your Marks: Understanding Sport and Modern Society -- An introduction to sport sociology -- Sport and modernity: an introduction to the sociology of sport -- Sport, modernity and the Olympics: a case study of the London Olympiads -- Introduction to sociological theories of sport in modern society -- Part 2: Getting set: key debates in the sociological analysis of modern sport -- Sport's organisation and governance -- Sport, physical education and socialisation -- Class and gender differentiation in sport -- Sport and diversity: issues of race, ethnicity and disability -- Part 3: Go: analysing contemporary issues and themes the changing world of sport -- Sport and consumer society -- Sport and the media -- Sport in a global world -- Part 4: New games: emergent and transformative forms of sport? -- Sport and the body -- Sport and adventure.
Summary: Sociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.483 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 08/09/2026 00155493
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Sociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject′s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-229) and index.

Part 1: On Your Marks: Understanding Sport and Modern Society -- An introduction to sport sociology -- Sport and modernity: an introduction to the sociology of sport -- Sport, modernity and the Olympics: a case study of the London Olympiads -- Introduction to sociological theories of sport in modern society -- Part 2: Getting set: key debates in the sociological analysis of modern sport -- Sport's organisation and governance -- Sport, physical education and socialisation -- Class and gender differentiation in sport -- Sport and diversity: issues of race, ethnicity and disability -- Part 3: Go: analysing contemporary issues and themes the changing world of sport -- Sport and consumer society -- Sport and the media -- Sport in a global world -- Part 4: New games: emergent and transformative forms of sport? -- Sport and the body -- Sport and adventure.

Sociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 On your marks: understanding sport and modern society (p. 1)
  • 1 An introduction to sport sociology (p. 3)
  • 2 Sport and modernity: an introduction to the sociology of sport (p. 8)
  • 3 Sport, modernity and the Olympics: a case study of the London Olympiads (p. 27)
  • 4 Introduction to sociological theories of sport in modern society (p. 43)
  • Part 2 Getting set: key debates in the sociological analysis of modern sport (p. 53)
  • 5 Sport's organisation and governance (p. 55)
  • 6 Sport, physical education and socialisation (p. 73)
  • 7 Class and gender differentiation in sport (p. 92)
  • 8 Sport and diversity: issues of race, ethnicity and disability (p. 110)
  • Part 3 Go: analysing contemporary issues and themes - the changing world of sport (p. 127)
  • 9 Sport and consumer society (p. 129)
  • 10 Sport and the media (p. 148)
  • 11 Sport in a global world (p. 164)
  • Part 4 New games: emergent and transformative forms of sport? (p. 181)
  • 12 Sport and the body (p. 183)
  • 13 Sport and adventure (p. 202)
  • References (p. 220)
  • Index (p. 230)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

In this third edition, Craig (Univ. of Bedfordshire, UK) offers a useful undergraduate textbook organized thematically in parts covering topics concerning the background, foundation, and postmodern themes of sport sociology. The final theme--emergent topics--includes sport in a digital world and climate change, and is a new addition to this version. Each user-friendly chapter is structured similarly and has extra content and activities included for students; especially helpful are the reflective tasks that instructors will also find beneficial. Written from a British perspective, the text emphasizes theories and theorists popular in Europe, in addition to typically American individuals--this diversity will help broaden American students' understanding of sport sociology. Extensively supported with scholarship, the text covers the familiar sport sociology topics and focuses on less-common topics (at least in the US), such as sport for development and peace or sociological perspectives of community. Of most interest is the focus on the body and its biological, social, and cultural constructions. The text is organized and written to make difficult concepts understandable using accessible examples, and any student of sport sociology will benefit. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Amanda Curtis, Lake Erie College