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Sociology for physical education and sports coaching / Richard L. Light and Steve Georgakis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Light, Richard (Richard Lawrence), author.
- Georgakis, Steve, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical education and training--Social aspects.
- Physical education and training.
- Coaching (Athletics)--Social aspects.
- Coaching (Athletics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Contents:
- The origins of sport
- Sport sociology
- Sport as education vs sport as business
- Commentary 1: professionalism vs amateurism in New Zealand club rugby / with Remi Hassanin
- The commodification of sport
- The globalisation of sport
- Commentary 2: Indigenous Australians' transitioning into the NRL and AFL / with John R. Evans & David Lavallee
- Sport, health, and sponsorship
- Media-sport
- Commentary 3: the influence of media sport on Australian children / with Melissa Pickford
- Sport and gender
- Commentary 4: disrupting hegemonic masculinity in high school rugby
- The anti-social foundations of lifestyle sports / Nick Maitland
- Commentary 5: waves for well being and surfing in middle age / with Nick Maitland
- Transnational athlete migration.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Light, Richard (Richard Lawrence) Sociology for physical education and sports coaching
- ISBN:
- 9781000867541 (electronic bk.)
- 1000867544 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031687862
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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