Nixon, Howard L. <br/><br/>
Sport in a changing world / 
Howard L. Nixon II 
 - Boulder :  Paradigm Publishers,  c2008 
 - x, 413 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-401) and index 
<br/><br/>Sport, the body, and forces of change: an introduction to sport sociology -- Social theories and research methods in sport sociology -- Stratification and social class in sport -- Dimensions of social inequality in sport -- Globalization, global sports culture, and the golden triangle -- From the global cultural economy to U.S. sports cultures and subcultures -- Socialization in youth sports and high school athletics -- Sport, social deviance, and social problems -- Sport and higher education -- The professional sports industry and sports careers -- Sport, politics, and the future 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594514432 (pbk.) 1594514437 (pbk.) 9781594514425 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1594514429 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Sociological aspects<br/>Sports--Social aspects