Social issues in sport /
Woods, Ron, 1943 November 6-
Social issues in sport / [print] Ronald B. Woods, PhD, University of Tampa, B. Nalani Butler, PhD, Kennesaw State University. - fourth edition. - Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, (c)2021. - xiv, 449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I: Studying sports in society -- 1. Sport and how we study it -- Sport through the ages -- Definition of sport -- Study of sport -- Research methods in sport -- Social theories -- Current status of sport sociology -- 2. Impact of sport participants and sport spectators -- Sport participants -- Factors affecting sport participation -- Trends in sport participation -- Sport spectators -- Trends in spectator sport -- Marketing to participants and spectators -- 3. Impact of sport business, management, and media -- Sport and the economy -- Ownership in professional sport -- Sport as monopoly -- Recreational sport as a business -- Sport management as a profession -- Sport and media evolution -- Interplay of sport and media -- How sport affects the media -- How sport-related social issues affect the media -- Ideology of sport through the media -- PART II: Sport as an institution -- 4. Youth sport and development through sport -- Organized youth sport -- History and benefits of youth sport -- Current status of you sport -- Sponsors of youth sport -- Privatization of youth sport -- youth development through sport and physical activity -- Categories of youth sport development programs -- 5. Interscholastic and intercollegiate sport -- Interscholastic sport -- Intercollegiate sport -- 7. International sport and the modern Olympic games -- Globalization of modern sport -- U.S. influence on world sport -- The Olympics -- FIFA and the world cup -- Athletes, coaches, and sport labor migration -- PART III: Sport, society, and culture -- 8. Sporting behavior, ethics, and moral behavior -- Sporting behavior at different levels of sport -- Youth attitudes -- Development of moral and ethical values -- Moral values applied to sport -- Moral values taught through sport -- Strategies for good sporting behavior -- 9. Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Classifications of race and ethnicity -- Sport participation among racial and ethnic minorities -- Sport and promoting equality -- Minorities as sport leaders -- 10. Gender and sport -- Gender classifications -- Women, girls, and sport -- Women and sport before title IX -- Title IX -- Women and sport after title IX -- Social issues in women's sport -- Global status of women in sport -- Barriers of women in sport -- Golden age of sport reborn -- 11. Social class and sport -- Social class -- Social class and sport activity -- Control of amateur and professional sport -- Class mobility in sport -- 12. Special populations and sport -- Americans with disabilities act -- American disability rights movement -- Sport participation for athletes with a physical disability - Sport participation for athletes with an intellectual disability -- Sport participation for older athletes -- 13. religion and sport -- religion and sport in history -- Christian influence on sport -- Sport and religions other than Christianity -- Use of religion in sport by athletes -- Use of sport by athletes to promote religious beliefs -- Use of religion by coaches, organizations, and owners -- Organizations using sport to promote religion -- Using sport to promote Christina colleges and secondary schools -- Conflict between sport and religion -- 14. Government, politics, and sport -- Government promotion of physical activity and health -- Government in sport -- Government promotion of identity and unity among citizens -- nationalism and sport - Sport and the promotion of social values -- Politics within sport -- 15. Deviance, doping, and violence in sport -- Underconformity vs. overconformity -- Performance enhancement through doping -- Eating disorders in sport -- Hazing in sport -- Gambling and sport -- Emotion and sport -- Aggression and sport -- Violence in sport -- 16. Future trends in sport -- Social trends -- Conflict between performance sport and participation sport -- Effects of social changes -- Effects of spectator ship -- Data analytics and technology -- Effects of electronic media -- Environmental sustainability -- Will sport change? -- Who will lead the way? -- Who will fight for change?.
"This book examines contemporary sport both factually and critically, particularly in the United States. The book situates the modern sport world in the context of the historical development of sport. It presents the controversies and the status of sport in a sociological context without dwelling on theoretical constructs"--
9781492593850 9781492597131
2020015928
GBC0J7260 bnb
020041274 Uk
Sports--Social aspects.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
--Psychology and Sociology of Sport--SPT2310
GV706.5.W896.S635 2021
Social issues in sport / [print] Ronald B. Woods, PhD, University of Tampa, B. Nalani Butler, PhD, Kennesaw State University. - fourth edition. - Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, (c)2021. - xiv, 449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I: Studying sports in society -- 1. Sport and how we study it -- Sport through the ages -- Definition of sport -- Study of sport -- Research methods in sport -- Social theories -- Current status of sport sociology -- 2. Impact of sport participants and sport spectators -- Sport participants -- Factors affecting sport participation -- Trends in sport participation -- Sport spectators -- Trends in spectator sport -- Marketing to participants and spectators -- 3. Impact of sport business, management, and media -- Sport and the economy -- Ownership in professional sport -- Sport as monopoly -- Recreational sport as a business -- Sport management as a profession -- Sport and media evolution -- Interplay of sport and media -- How sport affects the media -- How sport-related social issues affect the media -- Ideology of sport through the media -- PART II: Sport as an institution -- 4. Youth sport and development through sport -- Organized youth sport -- History and benefits of youth sport -- Current status of you sport -- Sponsors of youth sport -- Privatization of youth sport -- youth development through sport and physical activity -- Categories of youth sport development programs -- 5. Interscholastic and intercollegiate sport -- Interscholastic sport -- Intercollegiate sport -- 7. International sport and the modern Olympic games -- Globalization of modern sport -- U.S. influence on world sport -- The Olympics -- FIFA and the world cup -- Athletes, coaches, and sport labor migration -- PART III: Sport, society, and culture -- 8. Sporting behavior, ethics, and moral behavior -- Sporting behavior at different levels of sport -- Youth attitudes -- Development of moral and ethical values -- Moral values applied to sport -- Moral values taught through sport -- Strategies for good sporting behavior -- 9. Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Classifications of race and ethnicity -- Sport participation among racial and ethnic minorities -- Sport and promoting equality -- Minorities as sport leaders -- 10. Gender and sport -- Gender classifications -- Women, girls, and sport -- Women and sport before title IX -- Title IX -- Women and sport after title IX -- Social issues in women's sport -- Global status of women in sport -- Barriers of women in sport -- Golden age of sport reborn -- 11. Social class and sport -- Social class -- Social class and sport activity -- Control of amateur and professional sport -- Class mobility in sport -- 12. Special populations and sport -- Americans with disabilities act -- American disability rights movement -- Sport participation for athletes with a physical disability - Sport participation for athletes with an intellectual disability -- Sport participation for older athletes -- 13. religion and sport -- religion and sport in history -- Christian influence on sport -- Sport and religions other than Christianity -- Use of religion in sport by athletes -- Use of sport by athletes to promote religious beliefs -- Use of religion by coaches, organizations, and owners -- Organizations using sport to promote religion -- Using sport to promote Christina colleges and secondary schools -- Conflict between sport and religion -- 14. Government, politics, and sport -- Government promotion of physical activity and health -- Government in sport -- Government promotion of identity and unity among citizens -- nationalism and sport - Sport and the promotion of social values -- Politics within sport -- 15. Deviance, doping, and violence in sport -- Underconformity vs. overconformity -- Performance enhancement through doping -- Eating disorders in sport -- Hazing in sport -- Gambling and sport -- Emotion and sport -- Aggression and sport -- Violence in sport -- 16. Future trends in sport -- Social trends -- Conflict between performance sport and participation sport -- Effects of social changes -- Effects of spectator ship -- Data analytics and technology -- Effects of electronic media -- Environmental sustainability -- Will sport change? -- Who will lead the way? -- Who will fight for change?.
"This book examines contemporary sport both factually and critically, particularly in the United States. The book situates the modern sport world in the context of the historical development of sport. It presents the controversies and the status of sport in a sociological context without dwelling on theoretical constructs"--
9781492593850 9781492597131
2020015928
GBC0J7260 bnb
020041274 Uk
Sports--Social aspects.
Sports--Sociological aspects.
--Psychology and Sociology of Sport--SPT2310
GV706.5.W896.S635 2021