Full Description
This third edition takes a fresh approach to the study of sport, presenting key concepts such as socialization, race, ethnicity, gender, economics, religion, politics, deviance, violence, school sports and sportsmanship. While providing a critical examination of athletics, this text also highlights many of sports' positive features. This new edition includes significantly updated statistics, data and information along with updated popular culture references and real-world examples. Newly explored is the impact of several major world events that have left lasting effects on the sports realm, including a global pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, or Covid-19) and social movements like Black Lives Matter and Me Too. Another new topic is the "pay for play" movement, wherein college athletes demanded greater compensation and, at the very least, the right to profit from their own names, images and likenesses.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Sociology of Sport
2. Social Theory and Sport
3. A Brief History of Sport
4. The Impact of Sport on Culture
5. Socialization and Sport
6. Youth Sports
7. High School and College Sports
8. Deviance in Sport
9. Violence in Sport
10. Gender and Sport
11. Race and Ethnicity in Sport
12. Economics and Sport
13. Politics and Sport
14. Religion and Sport
15. The Media and Sport
16. Sportsmanship and Why We Love Sports
Bibliography
Index
