Sport and Society
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7619-7033-0 (ISBN)
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`Barrie Houlihan′s astonishingly ambitious and skilfully assembled collection, Sport and Society, examines the relations between sport, social policy and the social context that underlies the two. Organized around such themes as exclusion, commercialism and international comparisons, the book allows the reader to understand not only the centrality of sport to contemporary society, but the often perplexing policies that contrive to encourage or deny participation, promote or deter public sector involvement and support or undermine physical education. Importantly, Houlihan never prioritises the general over the particular, always striving to find detail amid the bigger picture′ - Ellis Cashmore, Professor of Culture, Media and Sport, Staffordshire University and author of Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide
′The most comprehensive study of contemporary issues in sport by leading international scholars. Houlihan′s book is the answer to sports students′ prayers, full of information, statistics, tables and figures, extensive guides to further reading and, most important of all, challenging ideas. A weighty vademecum for the early 21st century. ′ Jim Riordan Honorary Professor of Sports Studies, University of Stirling; Professor Emeritus at University of Surrey; President of the European Sports History Association; FRSA
This is the book that students and lecturers in sports studies have been waiting for. It is the most comprehensive student introduction to the field. The book is organized around four themes central to the study of sport: perspectives, inclusion, commercialization and international context and comparison. Key features include:
· A strong inter-disciplinary perspective.
· A clear focus on power and inequality and their relation to participation and success in sport
· A keen emphasis on the increasing importance of commercialization and regulation in sport.
· An exemplary introduction into the importance of comparative analysis for understanding problems clearly and producing sound solutions.
This is an ideal teaching text, enabling lecturers to teach a conventional 12 or 13 week semester by selecting issues from the 19 topic-based chapters. Accessible, engaging and full of up to date ideas and information the book will be devoured by lecturers seeking an authoritative introduction to sport and society and relished by students who want a relevant, enriching texts for the learning and research needs.
Barrie Houlihan is Professor of Sport Policy in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, and Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. His research interests include the domestic and international policy processes for sport. He has authored or edited twenty books and over fifty journal articles. His most recent books include Managing Elite Sport Systems (edited with Svein Andersen and Lars Tore Ronglan, Routledge 2015), Sport Policy in Britain (with Iain Lindsey, Routledge 2012) and a third edition of Sport and Society (edited with Dominic Malcolm, SAGE 2015). Barrie has undertaken consultancy projects for various UK government departments, UK Sport, UNESCO, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the European Union. He is the editor in chief of the International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.
Introduction - Barrie Houlihan
PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES ON SPORT
Sport and Social Theory - Peter Donnelly
Politics, Power, Policy and Sport - Barrie Houlihan
History and Sport - Martin Polley
PART TWO: STRUCTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN SPORT
Social Exclusion from Sport and Leisure - Michael F Collins
Sport and Gender - Tess Kay
Sport and Disability - Nigel Thomas
The Politics of `Race′ and Sport Policy - Ben Carrington and Ian McDonald
Sport, Physical Education and Schools - David Kirk
PART THREE: THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIALISATION
The Business of Sport - Leigh Robinson
Sport and the Media - David Stead
Analyzing Sport Organizations - John Amis and Trevor Slack
Theory and Practice
Doping and Sport - Barrie Houlihan
More Problems Than Solutions?
The Sports-Tourism Interrelationship - Guy Jackson and Mike Weed
The Economics of the Olympic Games - Holger Preuss
Winners and Losers
Sport and Recreation and the Environment - Michael F Collins
PART FOUR: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON AND CONTEXT
Sport in the United States and Canada - Trevor Slack
Sport in Australia - Murray Phillips and Tara Magdalinski
Sport, the Role of the European Union and the Decline of the Nation State? - Ian P Henry
Sport and Globalization - Barrie Houlihan
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.4.2003 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 820 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7619-7033-9 / 0761970339 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7619-7033-0 / 9780761970330 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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