Sport and Social Identities

ISBN-13: 9780230535275 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 208 str.

John Harris; Andrew Parker

Opis

Playing and watching sport can teach us a great deal about wider social issues. This book looks at how identities are constructed and reinforced in sport, exploring notions of race, class, sexuality and nationalism. With contributions from international experts, this book is key reading for students of sociology and sports studies.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Notes on the Contributors.- Introduction: Sport and Social Identities; A.Parker& J.Harris.- Identity, Recognition or Redistribution Through Sport; G.Jarvie.- The Paralympic Movement; P.David Howe.- Professional Identity and the Practice of Sport Medicine in Canada; N.Theberge.- Shaping Up to the Men; J.Harris.- Split Between Nations; T.Walton.- Sport, Social Identity and Islam; S.Farooq & A.Parker.- Sport and Metrosexual Identity; B.Clayton& J.Harris.- Sport, Celebrity and Identity; A.Parker.- Afterword: Sport, and Social Identities Reconsidered; J.Harris& A.Parker.

O autorze

JOHN HARRIS is an Associate Professor in Sport Administration within the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport at Kent State University, USA.

ANDREW PARKER is Professor of Sport and Christian Outreach in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.