Sport Matters
Download or Read eBook Sport Matters PDF written by Eric Dunning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Eric Dunning |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2013-04-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134870134 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134870132 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sport Matters by : Eric Dunning
Book excerpt: 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.
