Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport

Richard Giulianotti

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781134116690
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

The sociology of sport is a core discipline within the academic study of sport. It helps us to understand what sport is and why it matters. Sociological knowledge, implicit or explicit, therefore underpins scholarly enquiry into sport in every aspect. The Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport is a landmark publication that brings together the most important themes, theories and issues within the sociology of sport, tracing the contours of the discipline and surveying the state-of-the-art.

Part One explores the main theories and analytical approaches that define contemporary sport sociology and introduces the most important methodological issues confronting researchers working in the social scientific study of sport. Part Two examines the connections and divisions between sociology and cognate disciplines within sport studies, including history, anthropology, economics, leisure and tourism studies, philosophy, politics and psychology. Part Three investigates how the most important social divisions within sport, and in wider society, are addressed in sport sociology, including 'race', gender, class, sexuality and disability. Part Four explores a wide range of pressing contemporary issues associated with sport, including sport and the body, social problems associated with sport, sport places and settings, and the global aspects of sport.

Written by a team of leading international sport scholars, including many of the most well-known, respected and innovative thinkers working in the discipline, the Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport is an essential reference for any student, researcher or professional with an interest in sport.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Notes on contributors
• Introduction – Richard Giulianotti
• Part One 1 Major theories and approaches
• 1 Introduction to Part One
• 2 Researching sport
• 3 The functionalist perspective on sport
• 4 Interpretive approaches in the sociology of sport
• 5 Marxist and neo-Marxist approaches on sport
• 6 Norbert Elias and the sociology of sport
• 7 Pierre Bourdieu on sport
• 8 Niklas Luhmann, system theory and sport
• 9 Physical cultural studies on sport
• 10 Poststructuralism and the sociology of sport
• 11 Post/colonial theory and sport
• Part Two Sociology, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies of sport
• 12 Introduction to Part Two
• 13 Anthropological perspectives and the sociology of sport
• 14 Economic and sociological approaches to sport
• 15 Geographical approaches and the sociology of sport
• 16 History, sociology and critical sport studies
• 17 Leisure studies and the sociology of sport
• 18 Philosophy, sociology, and the critical analysis of sport
• 19 Political science, sociology and the study of sport
• 20 Psychology and sociology in sport studies
• Part Three Social divisions and sport
• 21 Introduction to Part Three
• 22 Social class and sport
• 23 Gender and sport
• 24 Race and sport
• 25 Sexualities and sport
• 26 Disability and sport: the case of the Paralympic Games
• Part Four Central issues in the sociology of sport
• 27 Introduction to Part Four
• 28 Sport and the body
• 29 Sport, physical activity, and health
• 30 Risk and uncertainty in sport
• 31 Doping in elite sport
• 32 Sport fans and fandoms
• 33 Sport and violence
• 34 Sport and social intervention
• 35 Sport and the urban
• 36 Sport mega-events
• 37 Sport and environmentalism
• 38 Sport and media
• 39 Sport and new media
• 40 Sport and the nation in the global age
• 41 The migration of elite athletes
• 42 Sport and the corporate world
• 43 Sport, international development and peace
• 44 Sport and globalization
• Index