Sociology: Sport & Leisure

This concise and thought-provoking book examines the myths and realities surrounding the wider value of sport. It asks a fundamental question: what...

International attention on the abuse and exploitation of children and athletes in sport and its prevention has never been higher, as more cases of ...

Dimensions of Leisure for Life, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, guides students through a study of leisure from both individual and societal p...

This is the loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.Socia...

Exercise and Well-Being after High-Performance Sport explores whether high-performance athletes have healthy and prosperous relationships with exer...

This book tells the important story of the 30-year social movement against all-seated stadia in football in England and Wales that developed in the...

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the history and development of sport from the ancient to the contemporary era in China....

Beach Soccer Histories is the first text to consider the sport as a historical, social and cultural phenomenon, to define its traditions, and prese...

This is the loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.Socia...

This book examines the deep connections between football and politics and explains what those relationships can tell us about sport and wider socie...

How do fashions in drinks work, and how are drinks fashions related to changing trends in clothes and apparel? These twin questions are posed and a...

Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity explores the intersections between modern physical activity and society. The text surpasses the...

As the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion continues to be of growing importance across all businesses, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in S...

Die vorliegende Arbeit setzt sich als explorative, qualitative Fallstudie theoriegeleitet und empirisch mit der Entstehung staatlich geförderter Pr...

The Sociology of Sport has grown since its inception in the late 1950s and has become robust, and diverse. Many countries now boast strong scholars...

In this tenth and celebratory volume in the Research in the Sociology of Sport series, ten recognized and influential sport scholars from around th...

Issues of reputation management are negotiated in a wide array of contexts, yet arguably one of the most visible of these areas involves how such s...

Holly Swyers turns to the bleachers of Chicago's iconic Wrigley Field in this unique exploration of the ways people craft a feeling of community un...

The issue of Native American mascots in sports raises passions but also a raft of often-unasked questions. Which voices get a hearing in an argumen...

The last decade has seen significant changes in global attitudes, policies and practices that impact the lives of trans people, but the world of sp...