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Woods, Ron, 1943 November 6-

Social issues in sport / Ronald B. Woods. - xiv, 369 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is sport and why do we study it? -- How do we study sport? -- Participants versus spectators -- Business of sport -- Media and sport -- Youth sport -- Interscholastic and intercollegiate sport -- International sport -- Olympic movement -- Sporting behavior -- Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Women and sport -- Social class and sport -- Special populations and sport -- Religion and sport -- Politics and sport -- Deviance and sport -- Coaching sport -- Future trends in sport. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19.

ISBN: 0736058729 (soft cover)

LCCN: 2006019542

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports--Social aspects
Sports--Sociological aspects
Sociology.

LC Class. No.: GV706.5 / .W655 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 306.4/83