Sport and Society in the Global Age

ISBN-13: 9780230584693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 272 str.

Tim Marjoribanks

Opis

Modern professional sport is a key site of social action. This book focuses on the interactions of sport and society, and engages with the political, policy and organisational aspects of such interactions. With a clever structure that takes in turn issues of process, regulation and culture, this is a unique introduction to the sociology of sport.

Spis treści

Introduction: Sport and Society in the Global Age PART I: UNDERSTANDING SPORT AND SOCIETY Theorizing Sport and Society Researching Sport and Society PART II: SPORT AND SOCIETAL PROCESSES Sport, Race and Racism Sport, Gender and Sexuality Sport, National Identity and Nation Building Sporting Bodies PART III: REGULATING SPORT Governing Sport: The Club, League and Global The Politics of Sport Regulation Sport and Social Justice PART IV: GLOBAL CULTURES OF SPORT The Global Athlete The Transformation of Fandom The Media and Consumption of Sport PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion: Sport, Society and Sociology Glossary.

O autorze

TIMOTHY MARJORIBANKSProfessor of Management in the Graduate School of Management at La Trobe University, Australia. From 1997 to 2010, he taught and researched in Sociology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at The University of Melbourne, Australia. His research explores the role of power in organisational practice, with a particular focus on the sport, media and health industries. He has written numerous book chapters and journal articles in these areas, and his previous book is News Corporation, Technology and the Workplace.

KAREN FARQUHARSONAssociate Professor of Sociology and Head of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences group at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She was a Fulbright Fellow to South Africa, and she has published in the areas of race and ethnic relations, the media, sport and research methods. Her previous book (with Katharine Betts and Anne Seitz) was Writing Essays and Research Reports in the Social Sciences.

Blurb

Are sports influenced by their social context? Can sport influence the social world? And how is sport changing in our increasingly globalized society?

This thought-provoking text explores these questions and introduces key debates in the sociology of sport. Uncovering the power dynamics within sport and bringing this everyday topic under a sociological lens, the book:

• explores hot topics and contemporary controversies, such as e-gaming, fan violence and sex testing
• examines the central role of technology and the media in how sport is consumed, represented and played
• discusses a wide range of thinkers, from Gramsci to Castells
• reflects on developments in sport at local, global and national levels.

With clearly explained theory and vibrant case examples, this text shows how we engage with sport in social, political, cultural and economic terms. It is an indispensable text for students across the social sciences studying sports.