Exploring sports and society : a critical introduction for students / Karl Spracklen.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Macmillan Education, Palgrave, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: x, 259 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1137341599
- 9781137341594
- Exploring sports & society
- 306.483 23
- GV706.5 .S775 2014
- GV706.5 .S775 2015
Contents:
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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 306.483 SPR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A556048B |
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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.
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