Sociology for physical education and sports coaching

Author(s)

• Light, Richard (Richard Lawrence)
• Georgakis, Steve

Bibliographic Information

Sociology for physical education and sports coaching

Richard L. Light and Steve Georgakis

Routledge, 2023

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-118) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

* Essential foundational knowledge for any sport-related degree course * Accessible, with real world cases and no jargon * Draws on cutting-edge research

Table of Contents

1 The origins of sport 2 Sport sociology 3 Sport as education vs Sport as business COMMENTARY 1 Professionalism vs Amateurism in New Zealand Club Rugby 4 The commodification of sport 5 The globalisation of sport COMMENTARY 2 Indigenous Australians' transitioning into the NRL and AFL 6 Sport, health, and sponsorship 7 Media-Sport COMMENTARY 3 The influence of media-sport on Australian children 8 Sport and gender COMMENTARY 4 Disrupting hegemonic masculinity in high-school rugby 9 The anti-social foundations of lifestyle sports Nick Maitland COMMENTARY 5 Waves for wellbeing and surfing in middle age With Nick Maitland 10 Transnational athlete migration

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Details

• NCID: BD00857327
• ISBN:
  • 9781032445175
• LCCN: 2022050993
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 122 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 796.071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Physical education and training -- Social aspects
  • LCSH : Coaching (Athletics) -- Social aspects