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...

The story of Texass impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, this book offers a new understand...

A collection of concise and enlightening essays and reflections on the art of bouldering, from the author of bestseller The Zen of Climbing. More t...

In recent years, there has been increased attention towards activism in sporting spaces. A vast majority of these contributions have focused on int...

In recent years, there has been increased attention towards activism in sporting spaces. A vast majority of these contributions have focused on int...

A universitys athletic training room is meant to care for and heal college athletes and ensure they are receiving the help they need. Although spor...

A universitys athletic training room is meant to care for and heal college athletes and ensure they are receiving the help they need. Although spor...

This open access book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics (1968-2018). This is the fourth volume of the first oral history ab...

This jointly authored book extends understanding of the use of sport to address global development agendas by offering an important departure from ...

Sports are ubiquitous in American society, and given their prominence in the culture, it is easy to understand how most youth in the United States ...

Bringing together boxing writers from different cultural and disciplinary perspectives, this book offers a vital and original contribution to the u...

As a new breed of lifestyle sport enthusiasts derby grrrls are pushing the boundaries of gender as they negotiate the nexus of pleasure, pain and p...

Pointing the way to the future of research and development in relation to cycling as a mode of transport, this book investigates some of the signif...

A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management ...

This important study brings together world-leading researchers to reflect upon the state of the social scientific study of sport. Addressing three ...

What is the historical appeal of football? How diverse are its players, supporters and institutions throughout the world? What are its various trad...

No other national stereotype in the world is so closely tied with a sport, as Brazil is with football. The five-time world champions have construct...

What is leisure? How does leisure relate to leading a good life? This critical and intelligent study interrogates the basic principles of leisure a...

Given sports centrality in English society, what role does it play in symbolising contemporary English national identity? This comprehensive study ...

Identity is one of the most theorised and contested of all sociological concepts and sport is fertile ground for an examination of its complexities...

Exploring the connection between tourism and violence, this book draws on a range of disciplinary approaches, including social anthropology, cultur...