The sport and society reader /
The sport and society reader /
edited by David Karen and Robert E. Washington
- ‪London : Routledge 2010
- xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
The big picture: theorizing sports from sociological perspectives -- High brow and low brow contests: sports with- more or less- class -- Coloring the game: race matters in sport -- Manning the field: gender myths and privileges in sports- constructing masculinity; socialization -- Nice guys finish last: athletes out of bounds and the problem of sports and deviance -- Certain kinds of people: sexuality and sport -- Growth of global community or neo-imperialism?: national cultures and the internationalization of sports
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Sports--Social aspects
Includes bibliographical references and index
The big picture: theorizing sports from sociological perspectives -- High brow and low brow contests: sports with- more or less- class -- Coloring the game: race matters in sport -- Manning the field: gender myths and privileges in sports- constructing masculinity; socialization -- Nice guys finish last: athletes out of bounds and the problem of sports and deviance -- Certain kinds of people: sexuality and sport -- Growth of global community or neo-imperialism?: national cultures and the internationalization of sports
9780415772488 0415772486
Sports--Social aspects