Sport and society : a student introduction / edited by Barrie Houlihan

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Praise for the First Edition:"Barrie Houlihan′s astonishingly ambitious and skilfully assembled collection examines the relations between sport, social policy and the social context that underlies the two. Organized around such themes as exclusion, commercialism and international comparisons, the book allows the reader to understand not only the centrality of sport to contemporary society, but the often perplexing policies that contrive to encourage or deny participation, promote or deter public sector involvement and support or undermine physical education. Importantly, Houlihan never prioritises the general over the particular, always striving to find detail amid the bigger picture." -Ellis Cashmore, Professor of Culture, Media and Sport, Staffordshire University"The most comprehensive study of contemporary issues in sport by leading international scholars. Houlihan′s book is the answer to sports students′ prayers, full of information, statistics, tables and figures, extensive guides to further reading and, most important of all, challenging ideas. A weighty vademecum for the early 21st century." -Jim Riordan Honorary Professor of Sports Studies, University of Stirling, Professor Emeritus at University of Surrey, and President of the European Sports History AssociationFully updated and revised, the Second Edition of Barrie Houlihan′s ground-breaking book provides students and lecturers with a one-stop text that is comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, accessible, international and engaging. Sport and Society allows students to: Approach the study of sport from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Understand the importance of social structure, power and inequality in analyzing the nature and significance of sport in society. Address the rapid commercialization and regulation of sport. Engage in comparative analysis to understand problems clearly and produce sound solutions. Expand their knowledge through chapter summaries, guides to further reading and extensive bibliographies. This Second Edition contains five brand new chapters, which reflect recent concerns with: young athletes and human rights, sport and the city, sport and violence, sport and health, and sport and Islam.A superb teaching text, it will be relished by lecturers seeking an authoritative introduction to sport and society and students who want a relevant, enriching text for their learning and research needs.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Part 1 Perspectives On Sport
• Sport and Social Theory
• Politics, Power, Policy and Sport
• History and Sport
• Part 2 Structuring Opportunities In Sport
• Social Exclusion from Sport and Leisure
• The Human Rights of Young Athletes
• Women, Sport and Gender Inequity
• Sport and Health
• From Violence in Sport to Sports-Related Violence
• Sport and Disability
• The Politics of 'Race' and Sports Policy in the United Kingdom
• Physical Education and School Sport
• Physical Culture and the Polarized American Metropolis
• Part 3 The Impact Of Commercialisation
• The Business of Sport
• Sport and the Media
• Organisation Theory and the Management of Sport Organisations
• Doping and Sport
• The Relationship between Sport and Tourism
• The Olympic Games
• Winners and Losers
• Sport and Recreation and the Environment
• Part 4 International Comparison And Context
• Sport in North America
• The United States and Canada
• Sport in Australia
• Sport, the Role of the European Union and the Decline of the Nation State?
• An Introduction to the Study of Sport in the Muslim World
• Sport and Globalisation