Defining sport : conceptions and borderlines / edited by Shawn E. Klein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klein, Shawn E., editor.

Series:

Studies in philosophy of sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Physical Description:

xviii, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2017]

Summary:

Defining Sport. Conception and Borderlines is not about the variations usage of the term "sport" It is about the concept the range of activities in the world that we unite into one idea-sport. It is through the project of defining sport that we can come to understand these activities better and how they relate to other human endeavors. Part I examines several of the standard and influential approaches to defining sport. Part II examines the interplay of various borderline cases with the definition approaches. This work is not meant to be the definitive or exhaustive account of sport. It is meant to inspire more thought and debate on just what sport is, how it relates to other activities and human endeavors, and what we can learn about ourselves through the study of sport. This book will be of interest to scholars in philosophy of sport, history, communications, sociology, psychology, sports management, cultural studies, and physical education. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Conceptions of Sport 1

1 A Three-Pointer: Revisiting Three Crucial Issues in the "Tricky Triad" of Play, Games, and Sport / Chad Carlson Carlson, Chad 3

2 Broad Internalism and Interpretation: A Plurality of Interpretivist Approaches / Francisco Javier López Frias Frias, Francisco Javier López 22

3 Hopscotch Dreams: Coming to Terms with the Cultural Significance of Sport / Kevin Schieman Schieman, Kevin 45

4 Defining Olympic Sport / Heather L. Reid Reid, Heather L. 65

5 Early Modern Athletic Contests: Sport or Not Sport? / John McClelland McClelland, John 78

6 The Impact of Mass Media on the Definition of Sport / Keith Strudler Strudler, Keith 98

Part 2 Borderline Cases 111

7 Borderline Cases: CrossFit, Tough Mudder, and Spartan Race / Pam R. Sailors Sailors, Pam R., Sarah Teetzel Teetzel, Sarah, Charlene Weaving Weaving, Charlene 113

8 Evolution of the Action Sports Setting / Chrysostomos Giannoulakis Giannoulakis, Chrysostomos, Lindsay Krol Pursglove Pursglove, Lindsay Krol 128

9 Skateboarding, Sport, and Spontaneity: Toward a Subversive Definition of Sport / Brian Glenney Glenney, Brian 147

10 Bullfighting: The Mirror and Reflection of Spanish Society / Teresa González Aja Aja, Teresa González 159

11 Why Some Animal Sports Are Not Sports / Joan Grassbaugh Forry Forry, Joan Grassbaugh 175

12 The Mainstreaming of Fantasy Sport: Redefining Sport / Brody J. Ruihley Ruihley, Brody J., Andrew Billings Billings, Andrew, Coral Rae Rae, Coral 193

13 E-sport: Video Games as Sport / Joey Gawrysiak Gawrysiak, Joey 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Defining sport

ISBN:

9781498511575

1498511570

OCLC:

958798187