TY - BOOK AU - Marjoribanks,Timothy AU - Farquharson,Karen TI - Sport and society in the global age SN - 0230584683 AV - GV706.5 .M36 2012 U1 - 306.483 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Sports KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: sport and society in the global age -- 1: Understanding sport and society -- Theorizing sport and society -- Researching sport and society -- 2: Sport and societal processes -- Sport, race and racism -- Sport, gender and sexuality -- Sport, national identity and nation-building -- Sporting bodies -- 3: Regulating sport -- Governing sport: the club, league and global -- The politics of sport regulation -- Sport and social justice -- 4: The global cultures of sport -- The global athlete -- The transformation of fandom -- The media and consumption of sport -- 5: Conclusion -- Conclusion: sport, society and sociology ER -