This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary
sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key ‘moments’ in the
transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts
of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the
genesis of modern track-and-field athletics in nineteenth-century
England; and the reconstruction by de Coubertin and unfolding of the
Olympic movement through the twentieth century. The second section
analyses features of sport in detail: The links between exercise,
sport and health, including a look at growing rates of obesity and of
the role of drug use in society and sport The hyper-commodification of
football in the 1990s Representations of sport in the media Sports
iconography, with sociological portraits of Muhammad Ali and David
Beckham The re-emergence of violence in sportThe third section
critically analyses the various theoretical approaches adopted by
sociologists, and presents a distinctive new theoretical framework for
understanding the changing role of sport in society in the era of
global disorganized capitalism. This is key reading for students and
researchers in sociology of sport and leisure, sport science and
health.
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ISBN
9780335227785
Publisert
2014
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Open University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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