Social issues in sport - Woods, Ron, 1943 Nov. 6- (Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2007)
pt. IV. Sport and culture -- 10. Sporting behavior -- Sporting behavior at different levels of sport -- Youth attitudes -- Development of moral values -- Moral values applied to sport -- Moral values taught through sport -- Strategies for good sporting behavior -- Chapter summary -- 11. Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Classifications of race and ethnicity -- Sport participation among racial and ethnic minorities -- Sport and promoting equality -- Minorities as sport leaders -- Chapter summary -- 12. Women and sport -- Historical role of women -- 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 for women in sport -- Golden age of sports reborn -- Chapter summary -- 13. Social class and sport -- Social classes -- Social class and sport activity -- Control of amateur and professional sport -- Class mobility in sport -- Chapter summary -- 14. Special populations and sport -- Americans with Disabilities Act -- American Association of People with Disabilities -- Sport participation for athletes with physical disabilities -- Sport participation for athletes with mental disabilities -- Sport participation for older athletes -- Issues for special populations in sport -- Chapter summary -- 15. Religion and sport -- Religion and sport in history -- Christian influence on sport -- Sport and religions other than Christianity -- Use of religion by athletes -- Use of religion by coaches, organizations, and owners -- Using sport to promote religion -- Using sport to promote Christian colleges and secondary schools -- Conflict between sport and religion -- Chapter summary -- 16. Politics and sport -- Government in physical activity and health -- Government in sport -- Government in promoting identity and unity among citizens -- Nationalism and sport -- Sport in promoting social values -- Politics within sport -- Chapter summary -- 17. Deviance and sport -- Rule breaking -- Emotion and deviant behavior -- Violence in sport -- Performance enhancement through drugs -- Eating disorders in sport -- Hazing in sport -- Gambling and sport -- Chapter summary -- 18. Coaching sport -- Influence of coaches -- Status of coaching -- Coaching at different levels of sport -- Coaching personality -- Challenges for the future of coaching -- Chapter summary -- 19. Future trends in sport -- Social trends -- Conflict between performance sport and participation sport -- Effects of social changes -- Effects of spectatorship -- Effects of technology -- Effects of the electronic media -- Will sport change? -- Chapter summary -- Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-360) and index.
Keywords: Sports -- Social aspects; Sociology; Sports -- Aspect social; Sociologie