Exploring sports and society : a critical introduction for students /
Spracklen, Karl,
Exploring sports and society : a critical introduction for students / Exploring sports & society. Karl Spracklen. - x, 259 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Positions: -- Who invented sports? -- The development of sport: politics, power and myths -- Sport, freedom, fairness -- Character and community building -- Embodiment and gratification -- Sport and wellbeing -- Part 2. Problems: -- The obesity epidemic -- Performance enhancement -- Compulsory Physical Education (PE) -- The limits of Sports Science -- Biology and essentialism -- Watching sport -- The sports industry -- Sports fashions -- Conclusions: The future of sport.
1137341599 9781137341594
2014037810
Sports--Social aspects.
GV706.5 / .S775 2014 GV706.5 / .S775 2015
306.483
Exploring sports and society : a critical introduction for students / Exploring sports & society. Karl Spracklen. - x, 259 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Positions: -- Who invented sports? -- The development of sport: politics, power and myths -- Sport, freedom, fairness -- Character and community building -- Embodiment and gratification -- Sport and wellbeing -- Part 2. Problems: -- The obesity epidemic -- Performance enhancement -- Compulsory Physical Education (PE) -- The limits of Sports Science -- Biology and essentialism -- Watching sport -- The sports industry -- Sports fashions -- Conclusions: The future of sport.
1137341599 9781137341594
2014037810
Sports--Social aspects.
GV706.5 / .S775 2014 GV706.5 / .S775 2015
306.483