ISBN:
9780415670623
,
9780415670630
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (vii, 267 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Sport, Exercise and Social Theory : An Introduction
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports Sociological aspects
;
Exercise Sociological aspects
Abstract:
Why are sport and exercise important? What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society? Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses? It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise play in contemporary society without knowing a little social theory. It is social theory that provides the vocabulary for our study of society, that helps us ask the right critical questions and that encourages us to look for the (real) sto
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; SPORT, EXERCISE AND SOCIAL THEORY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 C. Wright Mills and the sociological imagination; 3 Functionalist perspectives; 4 Marxist perspectives; 5 Cultural studies perspectives; 6 Symbolic interaction perspectives; 7 Process sociology: the civilising process; 8 Feminist perspectives; 9 Post-modern perspectives; 10 A guide to the craft of sociology; Glossary of selected terms; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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