Sports in Society: Issues and ControversiesA new, Canadian edition of a market-leading text!Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, First Canadian Editionis the definitive text for the sociology of sport course. The text’s global, issues-oriented approach to the study of sports in Canadian society promotes discussion of current sports-related controversies and helps students to develop critical thinking skills. |
Contents
What Is Sociology? | 2 |
An Alternative Approach to Defining Sports | 8 |
Why Study Sports as Social Phenomena? | 16 |
Copyright | |
42 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
associated become behaviour Bruce Kidd Canada changes chapter coaches competition connection corporations coverage critical critical theories cultural defined deviance dominant economic emphasize example football forms francophone functionalist gender logic girls and women global groups high school hockey homophobia ideology images important influence interests international sports issues leagues lives major male masculinity norms Olympic Olympic Games Online Learning Centre organized sports overconformity percent performance sports physical activities play sports players political power and performance promote race racial and ethnic Reflect on Sports relations relationships school sports sexual soccer social class Sociology of Sport spectators sponsors Sport Canada sport ethic sport events Sport Journal sport organizations sport participation sport programmes sports and sport sports in Canada sports in society stadium television theory tion Toronto University University of Toronto violence violence in sports women's sports young youth sports