Sport and society in the global age / by Timothy Marjoribanks and Karen Farquharson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: xv, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780230584686 (hbk.)
  • 0230584683 (hbk.)
  • 9780230584693 (pbk.)
  • 0230584691 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 706.5 .M36 2012
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Contents:
Introduction: sport and society in the global age -- 1: Understanding sport and society -- Theorizing sport and society -- Researching sport and society -- 2: Sport and societal processes -- Sport, race and racism -- Sport, gender and sexuality -- Sport, national identity and nation-building -- Sporting bodies -- 3: Regulating sport -- Governing sport: the club, league and global -- The politics of sport regulation -- Sport and social justice -- 4: The global cultures of sport -- The global athlete -- The transformation of fandom -- The media and consumption of sport -- 5: Conclusion -- Conclusion: sport, society and sociology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: sport and society in the global age -- 1: Understanding sport and society -- Theorizing sport and society -- Researching sport and society -- 2: Sport and societal processes -- Sport, race and racism -- Sport, gender and sexuality -- Sport, national identity and nation-building -- Sporting bodies -- 3: Regulating sport -- Governing sport: the club, league and global -- The politics of sport regulation -- Sport and social justice -- 4: The global cultures of sport -- The global athlete -- The transformation of fandom -- The media and consumption of sport -- 5: Conclusion -- Conclusion: sport, society and sociology.

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