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This is the loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.

Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, introduces students to the study of sport as a social phenomenon. It explores current trends in sport and examines complex connections between sport and politics, economics, religion, race, gender, youth, and more. Author Ronald Woods draws on his experience of more than 40 years as a professor, coach, and sport administrator to explore modern sport from historical and cultural perspectives. New coauthor B. Nalani Butler offers a fresh perspective to the study of sport from an emerging generation of Black female scholars. She draws on her background as an athlete and professor, and leverages her international experience from working with the Center for Sport, Peace and Society and the International Olympic Academy (IOA). The text’s presentation sty

Table of Contents
Part I. Studying Sports in Society

Chapter 1. Sport and How We Study It
Sport Through the Ages
Definition of Sport
Study of Sport
Research Methods in Sport
Social Theories
Current Status of Sport Sociology
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 2. Impact of Sport Participants and Sport Spectators
Sport Participants
Factors Affecting Sport Participation
Trends in Sport Participation
Sport Spectators
Trends in Spectator Sports
Marketing to Participants and Spectators
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 3. Impact of Sport Business, Management, and Media
Sport and the Economy
Ownership in Professional Sport
Sport as Monopoly
Recreational Sport as a Business
Sports Management as a Profession
Sport and Media Evolution
Interplay of Sport and Media
How Sport Affects the Media
How Sport-Related Social Issues Affect the Media
Ideology of Sport Through the Media
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Part II. Sport as an Institution

Chapter 4. Youth Sport and Development Through Sport
Organized Youth Sport
History and Benefits of Youth Sport
Current Status of Youth Sport
Sponsors of Youth Sport
Privatization of Youth Sport
Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity
Categories of Youth Sport Development Programs
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 5. Coaching and Leadership in Sport
Influence of Coaches
Status of Coaching
Coaching at Different Levels of Sport
Coaching Personality
Coaching Leadership Styles
Challenges for the Future of Coaching
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 6. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport
Interscholastic Sport
Intercollegiate Sport
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 7. International Sport and the Modern Olympic Games
Globalization of Modern Sport
U.S. Influence on World Sport
The Olympics
FIFA and the World Cup
Athletes, Coaches, and Sport Labor Migration
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Part III. Sport, Society, and Culture

Chapter 8. Sporting Behavior, Ethics, and Moral Behavior
Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport
Youth Attitudes
Development of Moral and Ethical Values
Moral Values Applied to Sport
Moral Values Taught Through Sport
Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 9. Race, Ethnicity, and Sport
Classifications of Race and Ethnicity
Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Sport and Promoting Equality
Minorities as Sport Leaders
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 10. Gender and Sport
Gender Classification
Women, Girls, and Sport
Women and Sport Before Title IX
Title IX
Women and Sport After Title IX
Social Issues in Women’s Sport
Global Status of Women in Sport
Barriers for Women in Sport
Golden Age of Sport Reborn
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 11. Social Class and Sport
Social Class
Social Class and Sport Activity
Control of Amateur and Professional Sport
Class Mobility in Sport
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 12. Special Populations and Sport
Americans with Disabilities Act
American Disability Rights Movement
Sport Participation for Athletes With a Physical Disability
Sport Participation for Athletes With an Intellectual Disability
Sport Participation for Older Athletes
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 13. Religion and Sport
Religion and Sport in History
Christian Influence on Sport
Sport and Religions Other Than Christianity
Use of Religion in Sport by Athletes
Use of Sport by Athletes to Promote Religious Beliefs
Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners
Organizations Using Sport to Promote Religion
Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools
Conflict Between Sport and Religion
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 14. Government, Politics, and Sport
Government Promotion of Physical Activity and Health
Government in Sport
Government Promotion of Identity and Unity Among Citizens
Nationalism and Sport
Sport and the Promotion of Social Values
Politics Within Sport
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 15. Deviance, Doping, and Violence in Sport
Underconformity vs. Overconformity
Performance Enhancement Through Drugs
Eating Disorders in Sport
Hazing in Sport
Gambling and Sport
Emotion and Sport
Aggression and Sport
Violence in Sport
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

Chapter 16. Future Trends in Sport
Social Trends
Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport
Effects of Social Changes
Effects of Spectatorship
Data Analytics and Technology
Effects of Electronic Media
Environmental Sustainability
Will Sport Change?
Who Will Lead the Way?
Who Will Fight for Change?
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions

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      Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
      Publication Date: 11/12/2020
      ISBN13: 9781492597131, 978-1492597131
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.

      Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition With HKPropel Access, introduces students to the study of sport as a social phenomenon. It explores current trends in sport and examines complex connections between sport and politics, economics, religion, race, gender, youth, and more. Author Ronald Woods draws on his experience of more than 40 years as a professor, coach, and sport administrator to explore modern sport from historical and cultural perspectives. New coauthor B. Nalani Butler offers a fresh perspective to the study of sport from an emerging generation of Black female scholars. She draws on her background as an athlete and professor, and leverages her international experience from working with the Center for Sport, Peace and Society and the International Olympic Academy (IOA). The text’s presentation sty

      Table of Contents
      Part I. Studying Sports in Society

      Chapter 1. Sport and How We Study It
      Sport Through the Ages
      Definition of Sport
      Study of Sport
      Research Methods in Sport
      Social Theories
      Current Status of Sport Sociology
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 2. Impact of Sport Participants and Sport Spectators
      Sport Participants
      Factors Affecting Sport Participation
      Trends in Sport Participation
      Sport Spectators
      Trends in Spectator Sports
      Marketing to Participants and Spectators
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 3. Impact of Sport Business, Management, and Media
      Sport and the Economy
      Ownership in Professional Sport
      Sport as Monopoly
      Recreational Sport as a Business
      Sports Management as a Profession
      Sport and Media Evolution
      Interplay of Sport and Media
      How Sport Affects the Media
      How Sport-Related Social Issues Affect the Media
      Ideology of Sport Through the Media
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Part II. Sport as an Institution

      Chapter 4. Youth Sport and Development Through Sport
      Organized Youth Sport
      History and Benefits of Youth Sport
      Current Status of Youth Sport
      Sponsors of Youth Sport
      Privatization of Youth Sport
      Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity
      Categories of Youth Sport Development Programs
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 5. Coaching and Leadership in Sport
      Influence of Coaches
      Status of Coaching
      Coaching at Different Levels of Sport
      Coaching Personality
      Coaching Leadership Styles
      Challenges for the Future of Coaching
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 6. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport
      Interscholastic Sport
      Intercollegiate Sport
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 7. International Sport and the Modern Olympic Games
      Globalization of Modern Sport
      U.S. Influence on World Sport
      The Olympics
      FIFA and the World Cup
      Athletes, Coaches, and Sport Labor Migration
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Part III. Sport, Society, and Culture

      Chapter 8. Sporting Behavior, Ethics, and Moral Behavior
      Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport
      Youth Attitudes
      Development of Moral and Ethical Values
      Moral Values Applied to Sport
      Moral Values Taught Through Sport
      Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 9. Race, Ethnicity, and Sport
      Classifications of Race and Ethnicity
      Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
      Sport and Promoting Equality
      Minorities as Sport Leaders
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 10. Gender and Sport
      Gender Classification
      Women, Girls, and Sport
      Women and Sport Before Title IX
      Title IX
      Women and Sport After Title IX
      Social Issues in Women’s Sport
      Global Status of Women in Sport
      Barriers for Women in Sport
      Golden Age of Sport Reborn
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 11. Social Class and Sport
      Social Class
      Social Class and Sport Activity
      Control of Amateur and Professional Sport
      Class Mobility in Sport
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 12. Special Populations and Sport
      Americans with Disabilities Act
      American Disability Rights Movement
      Sport Participation for Athletes With a Physical Disability
      Sport Participation for Athletes With an Intellectual Disability
      Sport Participation for Older Athletes
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 13. Religion and Sport
      Religion and Sport in History
      Christian Influence on Sport
      Sport and Religions Other Than Christianity
      Use of Religion in Sport by Athletes
      Use of Sport by Athletes to Promote Religious Beliefs
      Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners
      Organizations Using Sport to Promote Religion
      Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools
      Conflict Between Sport and Religion
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 14. Government, Politics, and Sport
      Government Promotion of Physical Activity and Health
      Government in Sport
      Government Promotion of Identity and Unity Among Citizens
      Nationalism and Sport
      Sport and the Promotion of Social Values
      Politics Within Sport
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 15. Deviance, Doping, and Violence in Sport
      Underconformity vs. Overconformity
      Performance Enhancement Through Drugs
      Eating Disorders in Sport
      Hazing in Sport
      Gambling and Sport
      Emotion and Sport
      Aggression and Sport
      Violence in Sport
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

      Chapter 16. Future Trends in Sport
      Social Trends
      Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport
      Effects of Social Changes
      Effects of Spectatorship
      Data Analytics and Technology
      Effects of Electronic Media
      Environmental Sustainability
      Will Sport Change?
      Who Will Lead the Way?
      Who Will Fight for Change?
      Chapter Summary
      Discussion Questions

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