Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and Civilisation

Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and Civilisation
ISBN-10
1134870132
ISBN-13
9781134870134
Series
Sport Matters
Category
Social Science
Pages
318
Language
English
Published
2013-04-03
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Eric Dunning

Description

1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book Award Sport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers such topics as the history of sport, the development of ideas of 'fair play', sport and the emotions, the professionalization of sport, race-relations and sport and sport and gender. Unique in its cross-cultural analysis, it uses examples from around the globe, including sports spectator violence in North America, the growth of international soccer and the role of sport in the European identity.

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