Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies

Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies

by Jay Coakley (Author), Elizabeth Pike (Author)

Synopsis

This excellent new edition continues the legacy of the previous ten editions of Sports in Society . Combining the original structure with new material, the authors introduce research and discussion which encompasses a global view of the sociology of sport. The sociology of sport is a sub-discipline of sociology that studies sports as part of social and cultural life. Sensitive topics, such as religion, have been integrated throughout the text to provide a holistic view of society. Drawing on a number of contemporary issues, terms and debates in sports, the authors use a range of specific cases to bring theory to life.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 613
Edition: European ed
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
Published: 16 Jun 2009

ISBN 10: 0077117441
ISBN 13: 9780077117443

Author Bio
Jay Coakley is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He received his Ph.D and M.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Sociology and received his B.A. from Regis College. He is published in a wide range of journals and has edited several books including the forthcoming Handbook of Sport and Society with Eric Dunning for Sage Publications, and presented numerous papers around the wordl. He has seved on the editorial board for the Sociology of Sport Journal where he was editor for many years. He is currently on the editorial board of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport.