The sport and society reader / edited by David Karen and Robert E. Washington
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TextPublication details: ‪London : Routledge 2010Description: xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780415772488
- 0415772486
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UMPLIB PEKAN | GV706.5 .S66 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000058047 |
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