Sport and Society: History, Power and Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0335210708
ISBN-13
9780335210701
Publisher
Open University Press
Imprint
Open University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 16th, 2005
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
374 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studiesSociology & anthropologySports & outdoor recreation
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Presents an account of the contemporary sociology of sport. This title traces the key 'moments' in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field athletics in 19th-century England; and, the reconstruction by de Coubertin.
This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key ‘moments’ in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field athletics in nineteenth-century England; and the reconstruction by de Coubertin and unfolding of the Olympic movement through the twentieth century.
The second section analyses features of sport in detail:
- The links between exercise, sport and health, including a look at growing rates of obesity and of the role of drug use in society and sport
- The hyper-commodification of football in the 1990s
- Representations of sport in the media
- Sports iconography, with sociological portraits of Muhammad Ali and David Beckham
- The re-emergence of violence in sport
This is key reading for students and researchers in sociology of sport and leisure, sport science and health.
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