Soccer and the American Dream

ISBN-13: 9781138697744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 172 str.

Ian Lawrence

Opis

The book provides contemporary insight to the American Dream via the critical lens of soccer. It challenges the notion that America is different, exceptional or unique in the global order, either in real socio-economic-political terms or in perceived cultural terms. The book explores the motives of American university students in undertaking a soccer scholarship, considering the impact of family, social class, social mobility and career development upon social mobility and soccer.

Spis treści

Introduction,  1. What is the American Dream?,  2. Soccer and the USA,  3. Research Design,  4. Results,  5. Discussion,  6. Conclusions

O autorze

Ian Lawrence is Senior Lecturer in Sports Management and Marketing at Teesside University, UK.