Full Description
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society.
International in scope, the book challenges the reader to activate an audacious spirit of activism in and through sport. Full of contemporary examples, it places sport at the heart of the analysis and introduces the reader to every core topic and emerging area in the study of sport and society, including the history and politics of sport, gender, disability and advocacy, race and racism, violence and crime, health and wellbeing, media and digital communication, the environment, religion, poverty, and sport for development and peace. This edition features new material on sportswashing, sports management, debates around the inclusion/exclusion of transgender people in sport, and the Black Lives Matter movement. It also features a wider geographical range of examples and case studies, including from Latin America, China, India and Africa. Each chapter offers a wealth of useful features, such as 'Sport in Focus' case studies, chapter summaries, guides to further reading, revision questions, practical projects, definitions of key concepts, and weblinks. At its heart Sport, Culture and Society is an invitation to make a difference.
This is a broad-ranging, in-depth and thoughtful introduction to the sociocultural analysis of sport and sets a new agenda for the discipline. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in sport.
Additional, updated online teaching and learning resources are available, including a testbank, resource list and glossary.
Contents
Introduction Part 1: The Broader Context 1. Sport, Theory and Values 2. Sport, History and Social Change 3. Sport and Geopolitical Economy 4. Sports Management 5. Sport for Development and Peace Part 2: Global Sport, Internationalism and Community 6. Global Sport in a De-globalising World? 7. Sporting Landscapes, Context and Situation 8. Sport and Consumer Culture 9. Sport, Nationalism and Internationalism 10. Sport, Community and Humanity 11. Sport, Media and Digital Communication 12. Sport and Social Capital Part 3: Sport and Contemporary Social Issues 13. Sport, International Relations and Foreign Policy 14. Sport, Health and Well-being 15. Sport, the Environment and Planetary Health 16. Sport and Education 17. Sport and Mega-events 18. Sport, Poverty and Homelessness 19. Sport, Violence and Crime 20. Sport, Racism and Black Lives Matter 21. Sport, Gender and Transgender 22. Sport and Disability 23. Sport and Religion 24. Sport and Social Class Part 4: Sport as a Resource of Hope and the Politics of the Possible 25. Sport and Human Rights 26. Sport, Civil Society and Social Movements 27. Sport, Protest and Advocacy 28. Sport, Diplomacy and Cultural Relations 29. Sport, Social Justice and Common Good Conclusion: Theses on Sport, Culture and Society
