Great Expectations
eBook - ePub

Great Expectations

The Sociology of Survival and Success in Organized Team Sports

  1. 306 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Great Expectations

The Sociology of Survival and Success in Organized Team Sports

About this book

In Great Expectations: The Sociology of Survival and Success in Organized Team Sports, sociological analysis proves to be a powerful ally for grasping how the sports world unfolds for team players, providing a range of sociological ideas and concepts that extend throughout the book. The text boxes and class discussion sections help summarize key issues, linking important sociological concepts to the topics at hand. The eight chapters begin with an introduction and then detail athletes' activities at different stages in their development.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138488960

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction: Athletes’ Journey in Organized Sports
  9. 1 In the Beginning: Is It Enough Just to Have Fun?
  10. 2 Teens in Triumph and Turmoil: Adolescents’ Organized Sports
  11. 3 One Level Down: College and Minor-League Sports Programs
  12. 4 Scaling the Heights: Players in the Four Major Leagues
  13. 5 Without Fame and Fortune: Pro Team Sports at the Margins
  14. 6 Stars Who Weren’T Supposed to Make It
  15. 7 A New Playbook: the Challenge of Retirement from Professional Sports
  16. Sociological Concepts and Ideas
  17. Index