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Sport, culture and society : an introduction / Grant Jarvie ; with James Thornton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jarvie, Grant, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (521 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good and for bad. Sport has helped to start wars and promote international reconciliation, while every government around the world commits public resources to sport because of its perceived benefits. From the bleachers to the boardroom, sport matters.Now available in a fully revised and updated new edition, this exciting, comprehens
- Contents:
- Cover; Sport, Cultureand Society; Copyright; Contents; List of Sport in Focus boxes; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I : The broader context; 1. Sport, theory and the problem of values; 2. Sport, history and social change; 3. Sport, economics and global finance; 4. Sport, politics and culture; Part II : Sport, globalisation and other communities; 5. Global sport and globalisation; 6. Internationalism, reconciliation and sport in the making of nations; 7. Sport, community and others; 8. Sport, law and governance; 9. Sport, media and television
- 10. Sport, social capital and educationPart III :Sport and contemporary social issues; 11. Sport and the environment; 12. Sport, body and health; 13. Sport, violence and crime; 14. Sport, religion and spirituality; 15. Sport, the Olympics and major sporting events; 16. Sport, lifestyles and alternative cultures; Part IV :Sport as a resource of hope; 17. Sport, social inequality and social movement; 18. Sport, poverty and international development; 19. Sport and social change; 20. Sport, the public intellectual and universities; Conclusion: Theses on sport, culture and society; Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780203883808
- 0203883802
- 9781134020553
- 1134020554
- OCLC:
- 798532561
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