Sport Sociology

Peter Craig, Peter Craig, Author

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781473919488
  9781473919471
• Edition: 3
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473968073
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

Any study of sport is incomplete without consideration of its social function and structures, its economic impacts both locally and globally, and its political dimension – particularly when used by nations for competitive gain. 

Sport Sociology provides a comprehensive overview for any student taking a course on the subject at college or university, including both established and emergent themes, from issues around power, diversity and consumerism through to newer topics such as the digital environment and climate change – both now covered in new individual chapters.

Other chapters have been fully revised to include up-to-date literature and case studies, as well as new key terms and reflective tasks. A new 'Key Thinker' box feature included in each chapter introduces readers to an esteemed theorist relevant for the chapter topic to help link theoretical concepts to practice and offer up suggestive research directions for student assessment.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Extended Contents
• About the Author
• Preface
• Part One Background to Sport Sociology
• 1 Introduction to Sport Sociology
• 2 Sport and Modernity
• Part Two Foundational Themes in The Sociology of Sport
• 3 Sport’s Organisation and Governance
• 4 Sport, Physical Education and Socialisation
• 5 Class and Gender Differentiation in Sport
• 6 Sport Diversity and Community
• Part Three Postmodern Themes in Sport Sociology
• 7 Sport and the Body
• 8 Sport and Consumer Society
• 9 Sport and the Media
• 10 Sport in a Global World
• Part Four Emergent Themes in Sport Sociology
• 11 Sport in a Digital Age
• 12 Sport, Climate Change and Sustainability
• Index