Sport, culture and society an introduction

It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good and for bad. Sport has helped to start wars an...

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Main Author: Jarvie, Grant
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2012
Edition:2nd ed
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505 0 |a Part 1: The Broader Context -- 1. Sport, Theory and the Problem of Values -- 2. Sport, History and Social Change -- 3. Sport, Global Finance and Economics -- 4. Sport, Politics and Culture -- Part 2: Sport, Globalisation and Other Communities -- 5. Globalisation and Global Sport -- 6. Internationalism, Reconciliation and Sport in the Making of Nations -- 7. Sport, Community and Others -- 8. Sport, Law and Governance -- 9. Sport, Social Media and Television -- 10. Sport, Social Capital and Education -- Part 3: Sport, and Contemporary Social Issues -- 11. Sport, and the Environment -- 12. Sport, Body and World Health -- 13. Sport, Violence and Crime -- 14. Sport, Religion and Spirituality -- 15. Sport, the Olympics and Major Sporting Events -- 16. Sport, Lifestyles and Alternative cultures -- Part 4: Sport as a Resource of Hope -- 17. Sport, Social Inequality and Social Movement -- 18. Sport, Poverty and International Development -- 19. Sport and Social Change -- 20. Sport, the Public Intellectual and the University. -- Conclusions: Theses on Sport, Culture and Society 
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520 |a It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and commercial power that makes it a potent force in the world, for good and for bad. Sport has helped to start wars and promote international reconciliation, while every government around the world commits public resources to sport because of its perceived benefits. From the bleachers to the boardroom, sport matters. Now available in a fully revised and updated new edition, this exciting, comprehensive and accessib