Exploring sports and society : a critical introduction for students /
Exploring sports & society.
Karl Spracklen.
- x, 259 pages ; 23 cm
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.