Collins, Michael F.

Sport and social exclusion / Michael F. Collins with Tess Kay. - xvii, 304 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Introduction -- From absolute poverty to social exclusion -- Constraints on and benefits of playing sport -- Poverty: The core of exclusion -- Exclusion, education and young people's sport -- Gender, sport and social exclusion / Exclusion and older people in sport -- Social exclusion and sport in a multicultural society -- Sport and disability -- Sport and youth delinquency -- Rural and urban perspectives on exclusion and sport -- Policy implementation: Stronger citizenship and communal social capital through sport? -- Conclusions. Allan Patmore -- Tess Kay -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

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Sports and state
Sports and state--Great Britain
Sports--Social aspects.
Sports--Social aspects--Great Britain
Sports--Political aspects
Sports--Political aspects--Great Britain
Marginality, Social
Marginality, Social--Great Britain

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