Description
Book Synopsis This third edition takes a fresh approach to the study of sport, presenting key concepts such as socialization, race, ethnicity, gender, economics, religion, politics, deviance, violence, school sports and sportsmanship. While providing a critical examination of athletics, this text also highlights many of sports'' positive features. This new edition includes significantly updated statistics, data and information along with updated popular culture references and real-world examples. Newly explored is the impact of several major world events that have left lasting effects on the sports realm, including a global pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, or Covid-19) and social movements like Black Lives Matter and Me Too. Another new topic is the pay for play movement, wherein college athletes demanded greater compensation and, at the very least, the right to profit from their own names, images and likenesses.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Sociology of Sport
- 2. Social Theory and Sport
- 3. A Brief History of Sport
- 4. The Impact of Sport on Culture
- 5. Socialization and Sport
- 6. Youth Sports
- 7. High School and College Sports
- 8. Deviance in Sport
- 9. Violence in Sport
- 10. Gender and Sport
- 11. Race and Ethnicity in Sport
- 12. Economics and Sport
- 13. Politics and Sport
- 14. Religion and Sport
- 15. The Media and Sport
- 16. Sportsmanship and Why We Love Sports
- Bibliography
- Index
