Sociology: Sport & Leisure

This volume aims to bridge the disciplinary gap between tourism studies and aging studies. It investigates the intersections of tourism and aging f...

Acknowledging that the challenge facing social science is how to inject some order into the common-sense notion of leisure lifestyles, this book, w...

In recent years, sport has attracted considerable attention as an effective means of combating such local and global issues as war and conflict, po...

The purpose of this book is to critically enhance the appreciation of Diplomacy and Sport in global affairs for both practitioners and scholars. Th...

Sports Psychology is a popular area that has grown dramatically over the past few decades due to an increasing emphasis on the importance of psycho...

Sports Psychology is a popular area that has grown dramatically over the past few decades due to an increasing emphasis on the importance of psycho...

Over the past decade the social role of sport has received unprecedented attention, as global leaders ranging from politicians to high-profile cele...

Since its debut in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel...

Always an Athlete is a comprehensive study of the ways in which athletes climb what author JennÉ Blackburn terms The Mountainthe journey from youth...

This book uncovers the elusive phenomenon of football fan identities by using a combination of comparative analysis and triangulation of data obtai...

Athletes first is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules...

Colombias headline story, about the peace process with guerrilla and its attendant controversies, does not consider the fundamental contradiction o...

Can a better understanding of group dynamics raise individual and team athletic performance or improve the outcomes of exercise interventions?Much ...

The phrase martial arts studies is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including histo...

A rollicking memoir of Philadelphia sports from the legendary radio host who saw it allFor over three decades, Angelo Cataldi was the on-air voice ...

The improbable story of the birth of modern-day pro basketball in Toronto In just over 25 years, the Toronto Raptors have evolved from an intrepid ...

The institution of sport has pervasive roots that are steeped in patriarchy. Despite this tradition, sport is at the forefront in making us aware o...

Sexual assault by and against athletes is a pervasive and long-standing problem in Canada, but reports are commonly minimized, doubted, and dismiss...

There are textbooks galore, but there arent many crafted as intelligently as this one. This book will change the way that students understand leisu...

There are textbooks galore, but there arent many crafted as intelligently as this one. This book will change the way that students understand leisu...

Packed full of essential tools and tips, this second edition is your quick-start guide to undertaking research within real world of sport. Using cl...

Peering through the windows of private homes and Assembly Rooms alike, this book shines a new light on the middle classes during the long eighteent...

Surfing Life is a study of surfing and social change that also provides insights into other experience-based contemporary subcultures and the natur...