Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport

ISBN-13: 9780415685863 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 176 str.

Jason Mazanov

Opis

The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. This book provides a foundation for anyone trying to understand the drugs in sport problem beyond the hard science by looking at the 'people factor' from different perspectives.

Spis treści

1. Developing an agenda for social science research into drugs in sport  Jason Mazanov  2. The case for a social science of drugs in sport  Jason Mazanov and Vanessa McDermott  3. Debating the role of drugs in sport: a reader  Jason Mazanov  4. Performance enhancement and drug control in sport: ethical considerations  Dennis Hemphill  5. Towards a sociology of drugs in sport  James M. Connor  6. The economics of drugs in sport  Keiran Sharpe  7. Drugs in sport: the legal issues  Anne Amos and Saul Fridman  8. Health psychology and drugs in sport  Frances H. Quirk  9. Equipping athletes to make informed decisions about performance-enhancing drug use: a constructivist perspective from educational psychology  James M. Hanson  10. Without bounds: a cosmopolitan research agenda for drugs in sport  Jason Mazanov  11. Towards a social science of drugs in sport  Jason Mazanov

O autorze

Jason Mazanov is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Canberra Campus. Dr. Mazanov started his career as a Health Psychologist before moving into the social science of drugs in sport. This move has seen Dr. Mazanov develop expertise as a sports policy and management researcher.