Sociology of Sport and Physical Education : An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415235938 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 256 str.

Anthony Laker

Opis

This undergraduate text, written by writers, lecturers and academics in the field, covers the key issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. The first section of the text covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background and methodological issues in research. The main body of the book then discusses issues including: gender; the sporting body; race and ethnicity; class, discrimination and stratification; equality; participation and socialization into sport; the hidden curriculum; critical pedagogy; the globalization of sport; sport and the media; and political involvement in physical education, sport and recreation.

Spis treści

1. The Importance of Sport in Culture 2. Theoretical Background 3. Methodological Issues in Research 4. Gender 5. The Sporting Body 6. Race and Ethnicity 7. Class, Discrimination, and Stratification 8. Equality 9. Participation and Socialisation into Sport 10. Hidden Curriculum 11. Critical Pedagogy 12. The Globalisation of Sport 13. Sport and the Media 14. Political Involvement in PE, Sport & Recreation

O autorze

Anthony Laker is Degree Director in Physical Education in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University in the USA.