Sport and Sociology

ISBN-13: 9780415571210 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 200 str.

Dominic Malcolm;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

The sociology of sport is a sub-discipline approaching maturity. This is the first book to stand back and reflect upon the subject's growth, to trace its developmental phases and to take stock of the current fund of knowledge. It offers a state of the art' review of the sociology of sport and investigates those areas where sport has come to influence the sociological mainstream. The book also examines how sociology has impacted upon the consciousness of sports fans, administrators and politicians; in other words, the degree of lay engagement with the ideas of sociologists of sport. Focusing on touchstone issues and concepts within sociological discourse, such as race, gender, celebrity, social activism and social theory, the book assesses the successes and failures of the sociology of sport in influencing the parent discipline, related sub-disciplines, the wider public and sporting organizations. It also asks to what extent the sociology of sport can be said to be distinctive, autonomous and influential, and challenges students of sport to extend their work across disciplinary divides. As the first book to provide a history of the sociology of sport and to clearly locate the contemporary discipline in the wider currents of sociological discourse, this is important reading for all students and scholars interested in the relationship between sport and society, whether they are working in sport studies or in the sociological mainstream.

Recenzje

"Malcolm provides an insightful account of how sociology of sport has changed over time... This commendable presentation provides a broad introduction to the discipline of sociology of sport and the relationship of sport to society and society to sport." - M. E. Beagle, CHOICE, September 2012

Spis treści

Section 1: The Sociology of Sport  1. Towards a Sociology of the Sociology of Sport  2. The Emergence of the Sociology of Sport: the Invention of Tradition?  Section 2: The Sociological Impact of the Sociology of Sport  3. Sport and Social Theory  4. Sport, ‘Race’ and Ethnicity  5. Sport and Gender  6. Sport and the Body  7. Sport and Celebrity  Section 3: The External Impact of the Sociology of Sport  8. Sociology of Sport and Sports History  9. Sociology of Sport and Public Engagement  Section 4: Conclusion  10. The Sociology of Sport: A ‘Profession’ in Process

O autorze

Dominic Malcolm is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. His main research themes are the socio-historical study of cricket, and the sociology of sports medicine.