Sport Matters
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Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence, and Civilization
By Eric DunningKing , A. ( 1995 ) “ The Premier League and the New Consumption of Football ' , unpublished PhD thesis , University of Salford . Klein , A. M. ( 1990 ) ' Little Big Man : Hustling , Gender Narcissism and Bodybuilding Subculture ' ...
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Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and Civilisation
By Eric DunningIt cannot explain why the process of desegregation started overtly to occur in 1946 when owner Branch Rickey signed black baseball player Jackie Robinson for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rickey could not possibly have foreseen the profits ...
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Sport Matters: Sociological Studies of Sport, Violence and Civilisation
By Eric DunningThe idea of calling this book Sport Matters came from Chris Rojek. I was thinking of the more conventionally academic Sport, Society and Civilization but when Chris suggested Sport Matters as a title, I jumped at it on account of its ...
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Sport Matters: Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports
By Kenneth L. Shropshire“In Sport Matters, Kenneth L. Shropshire shines a light on recent sports controversies that show us how far we have to go to create a culture of respect and civility in sport. Fortunately, he also recommends steps toward making ...
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Sport Matters: Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports
By Kenneth L. Shropshire"In Sport Matters: Leadership, Power, and the Quest for Respect in Sports, Kenneth L. Shropshire, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania professor and director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, examines the leadership ...
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Sport Matters
By Simon Thorp1999 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.
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Sport Matters: Planning for the Future
By Scottish Sports CouncilSport Matters: Planning for the Future