Sport sociology / edited by Peter Craig and Paul Beedie. - 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Active learning in sport . - Active learning in sport. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-229) and index.

On your marks: understanding sport and modern society -- An introduction to sport sociology -- Sport and modernity: an introduction to the sociology of sport -- Sport, modernity and the Olympics: a case study of the London Olympiads -- Introduction to sociological theories of sport in modern society -- Getting set: key debates in the sociological analysis of modern sport -- Sport's organisation and governance -- Sport, physical education and socialisation -- Class and gender differentiation in sport -- Sport and diversity: issues of race, ethnicity and disability -- Go: analysing contemporary issues and themes - the changing world of sport -- Sport and consumer society -- Sport and the media -- Sport in a global world -- New games: emergent and transformative forms of sport? -- Sport and the body -- Sport and adventure. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part 3. 9. 10. 11. Part 4. 12. 13.

1844451666 9781844451661

2008428403


Sports--Sociological aspects

GV706.5 / .S66 2008

306.483