Sociology of sport and social theory /
Earl Smith, editor.
- xxiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Great Theorists -- Toward a Sport Ethic: Science, Politics, and Weber's Sociology / Four Pure Types of Action -- Science and Ethics: The Limits of Goal-Rational Action -- The Politics of Ethical Conduct in Sport -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Sources -- Civilizing Sports: Figurational Sociology and the Sociology of Sport / The Figurational Sociology of Sport and Its Critics -- Criticizing and Testing Elias -- The 'Civilizing' of Modern Sports -- Soccer Hooliganism as an English and World Problem -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Beyond the Sociological Imagination: Doing Autoethnography to Explore Intersections of Biography and History / Sociological Imagination -- Applying the Sociological Imagination to Research -- Applying Critical Sociological Imagination to My Studies -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Research Guided by Mid-Level Sociological Theories -- The Sociology of Science: Sport, Training, and the Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances / Theories in the Sociology of Science -- Sport and the Science of Training: The Conservation of Energy and Beyond -- Understanding the Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Political Economy: Sport and Urban Development / Urban Political Economy and Urban Regime Theory -- Sport Development and Urban Development in Historical Perspective -- Sport, Urban Regime, and Urban Development in Indianapolis -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Institutional Logics Theory: Examining Big-Time College Sport / Theory of Institutional Logics -- Case Study: 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Broadcasts -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Playing for Whom? Sport, Religion, and the Double-Movement of Secularization in America / The Double Movement of Secularization -- Societal-Level Secularization: The Differentiation of Sport from Religion -- Sport as Civil Religion? -- Organizational Innovation Connecting Religion and Sport -- Religion and Spirituality at the Individual Level -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Theories of Inequality -- Feminist Theory and the Study of Sport: An Illustration from Title IX / The First Wave -- Modern Feminist Theory:The Second Wave -- Postmodern Feminism: The Third Wave -- Title IX and Gender Equity in Intercollegiate Sport -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Social and Cultural Capital: Race, School Attachment, and the Role of High School Sports / Theoretical Frameworks -- Sport Participation, Academic Achievement and School Attachment -- Role of Coaches -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research Additional Resources -- Race, Class, and Gender Theory: Violence Against Women in the Institution of Sport / The Issue -- Methods and Data -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Masculinities and the Sociology of Sport: Issues and Ironies in the 21st Century / Hegemonic Masculinity -- Constructions of Masculinity in Professional Football -- Constructions of Masculinity in Hardcore Bodybuilding -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Getting Girls in the Game: Negotiations of Structure and Agency in a Girls' Recreational Sport Program / Overview of Theories of Structuration -- Culture -- Girls in the Game -- Cultural Analysis: Discursive Constructions of Sport and the "At-Risk" Girls -- Helping Girls 'At-Risk': The Structure of 'Girls in the Game' -- Negotiating Agency and Constraint in Everyday Social Interactions: The Role of Culture in School-Sanctioned Verus Hip-Hop Femininities -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Microlevel Theories -- The Mundanity of Excellence: Tiger Woods and Excellence in Golf / Tiger the Golfer -- Theory of Dominance in Sport -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Making it Big: Visible Symbols of Success, Physical Appearance, and Sport Figures / The Null Hypothesis and Methodology -- Observations of Sport, Fitness, and 'Health' Magazine Images -- Interpretations: Some Features on Whichto Focus -- Symbolic Interaction, Dramaturgy, and Image-Making -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Sport and Multiple Identities in Postwar Trinidad: The Case of McDonald Bailey / Theoretical Considerations -- Methodology -- Athletic Representation and Multiple Identities: Trinidadian or British -- Conclusion -- Suggested Research -- Additional Resources -- Epilogue. Robert Beamish -- Eric Dunning -- Nancy Spencer -- Ian Ritchie -- Kimberly S. Schimmel -- Richard M. Southall and Mark S. Nagel -- David Yamane, Charles E. Mellies and Teresa Blake -- Angela J. Hattery -- Rhonda F. Levine -- Earl Smith and Benny Cooper -- Bryan E. Denham -- Cheryl Cooky -- Earl Smith -- Bonnie Berry -- Roy D. McCree -- Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part III. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Part IV. 13. 14. 15.