Full Description
This interdisciplinary collection explores the nexus of social justice and sport to consider how sport and physical education can serve as a unique point of commonality in an era of religious, political, economic, and cultural polarity.
Originally published as a special issue of Quest, Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justice offers timely theoretical perspectives from the fields of theology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The volume demonstrates the multiple ways in which sport can be used to overcome inequalities and marginalization relating to gender, race, disability, religion, and sexuality, and posits sports education as a powerful mechanism for addressing school-based issues including bullying, racism, and citizenship education. Truly international in scope, the text includes contributions from scholars addressing issues in both formal and informal sports education settings, communities, and locales.
Sport, Physical Education and Social Justice will be of interest to researchers, scholars, policy makers and advocates in the fields of education, psychology, sociology, and religious studies.
Contents
1. Sport, Christianity and Social Justice? Considering A Theological Foundation 2. Social Justice, Sport and Judaism: A Position Statement 3. Sport for Social Justice, Capability, and the Common Good: A Position Statement in Honor of Tessa Jowell 4. Social Justice in Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Position Statement 5. Social Justice, Sport, and Sociology: A Position Statement 6. Physical Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice: A Position Statement 7. Social Justice, Character Education, and Sport: A Position Statement 8. A Position Statement on Social Justice, Physical Education, and Bullying: A Figurational Sociological Perspective 9. Social Justice, Sport and Racism: A Position Statement 10. Sport, Homelessness, and Capability: Voices from the Street 11. Taking a Knee, Making a Stand: Social Justice, Trump America, and the Politics of Sport
