Sociology of sport /

Sage, George Harvey

Sociology of sport / George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen, Becky Beal, Matthew Atencio. - Twelfth Edition. - New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2023] - xxi, 488 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"� 1993, 1989, 1986, 1982, 1978 by Wm C. Brown. � 2003, 1997 by McGraw-Hill. � 2023, 2019, 2016, 2013 by Oxford University Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Now in its twelfth edition, Sociology of Sport offers a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective on sport in North American society. Bringing a unique viewpoint to the subject, George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen, Becky Beal, and Matthew Atencio analyze and, in turn, demythologize sport. This method promotes an understanding of how a sociological perspective differs from commonsense perceptions about sport and society, helping students to understand sport in a new way"--

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Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sports -- Social aspects -- Canada.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.-- United States
Sports -- Sociological aspects.-- Canada

GV706.5 / .E57 2023