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Handbook of Sports Studies

Jay Coakley University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA
University of Colorado
Eric Dunning University of Leicester
© 2000   570 pages   SAGE Publications Ltd   
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Paperback ISBN: 9780761949497 $72.00
Hardcover ISBN: 9780803975521 $150.00
Ebook ISBN: 9781446265055
PART ONE: MAJOR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
PART ONE: MAJOR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
Editors' Introduction
Functionalism, Sport and Society John W Loy and Douglas Booth
Marxist Theories Bero Rigauer
Cultural Studies and the Sociology of Sport Jenny Hargreaves and Ian McDonald
Feminist Theories for Sport Susan Birrell
Interpretive Approaches to the Sociology of Sport Peter Donnelly
Figurational Sociology and Its Application to Sport Patrick Murphy, Ken Sheard and Ivan Waddington
Posting Up David L Andrews
French Post-Structuralism and the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Sporting Culture
PART TWO: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DIFFERENCES AND CONNECTIONS
Editors' Introduction
The Anthropology of Sport Kendall Blanchard
Economics and Sport Marc Lavoie
Human Geography and the Study of Sports John Bale
Social History and Sport Nancy L Struna
The Philosophy of Sport William J Morgan
A Historical and Conceptual Overview and a Conjecture Regarding Its Future
Politics and Sport Barrie Houlihan
Psychology and the Study of Sport Diane L Gill
PART THREE: KEY TOPICS
Editors' Introduction
The Development of Modern Sports Allen Guttmann
Political Economy and Sport George Sage
Education and Sport C Roger Rees and Andrew W Miracle
Sport and the Media Garry Whannel
Theorizing Sport, Social Class and Status John Sugden and Alan Tomlinson
Gender and Sport Nancy Theberge
Sport, Racism and Ethnicity Grant Jarvie
Sport and Nationalism Lincoln Allison
Sport and Globalization Joseph Maguire
Social Control and Sport D Stanley Eitzen
Sport and Violence Kevin Young
Sport and Health Ivan Waddington
A Sociological Perspective
Sport and Disability Howard L Nixon II
Body Studies in the Sociology of Sport Cheryl L Cole
Doping in Sport as Deviant Behavior and Its Social Control G[um]unther L[um]uschen
Sport and Emotions Mary Duquin
Management, Organizations and Theory in the Governance of Sport Ian Henry and Eleni Theodoraki
Arriving Sport Robert Rinehart
Alternatives to Formal Sports
PART FOUR: SPORT AND SOCIETY RESEARCH AROUND THE GLOBE
Editors' Introduction
Africa Denver J Hendricks
Australia and New Zealand Chris Collins
Eastern Europe Gy[um]ongyi S Foldesi
France Jacques deFrance
Germany Klaus Heinemann
India I A McDonald
Japan Koichi Kiku
Korea (and Southeast Asia) Burn-Jang Lim
Latin America Joseph L Arbena
Nordic Countries Kari Fasting and Mari Kristin Sisjord
Portugal Salom[ac]e Marivoet and Claudia Pinheiro
Spain N[ac]uria Puig

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