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The Impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games -

The Impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties

K. Dixon, T. Gibbons (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
112 Seiten
2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-349-48759-2 (ISBN)
CHF 82,35 inkl. MwSt
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The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies.

Kevin Dixon is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies at Teesside University, UK. He specializes in the sociological study of football and is the author of Consuming Football in Late Modern Life (2013). He is currently working with Ellis Cashmore on a book entitled Studying Football. Tom Gibbons is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies at Teesside University, UK. He is the author of English National Identity and Football Fan Culture: Who are ya? (2014) and is currently working on a project with Dominic Malcolm on the relationship between contemporary English national identity and sport.

1. Introduction; Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons 2. The 2012 Paralympics and Perceptions of Disability in the UK; Stuart Braye, Kevin Dixon and Tom Gibbons 3. The GB Football Team for London 2012: What's all the fuss about?; Tom Gibbons, Kevin Dixon, Stuart Braye 4. London 2012: The Women's Games? Examining the Photographic Evidence; Amy Godoy-Pressland and Gerald Griggs 5. A Critical Examination of the London 2012 Legacy; Mike McGuinness 6. Conclusion: Diminishing Contrasts, Increasing Varieties; Tom Gibbons and Kevin Dixon

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo VIII, 112 p.
Verlagsort Basingstoke
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 1661 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte Childhood and Youth • Disability • Gender equality • legacy • media • national identity • Olympics • Paralympics • Sociology
ISBN-10 1-349-48759-7 / 1349487597
ISBN-13 978-1-349-48759-2 / 9781349487592
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