Description |
xix, 289 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : sociological approaches to the study of sport and leisure / E. Dunning and C. Rojek -- The field of play in sport and leisure studies / C. Rojek -- Drugs, sport and ideologies / I. Waddington and P. Murphy -- Cleaning up the game : perspectives on the evolution of professional sports / J. Wilson -- Towards a sociological theory of sport and the emotions : a process-sociological perspective / J. Maguire -- sports and civilization : is violence the central problem? / R. Stokvis -- Chariot races, tournaments and the civilizing process / A. Guttmann -- Sex, gender and the body in sport and leisure : has there been a civilizing process? / J. Hargreaves -- Sport, power and dependency in southern Africa / G. Jarvie -- Figuring a brighter future / A. Clarke -- Figurational sociology and the sociology of sport : some concluding remarks / E. Dunning. Introduction : sociological approaches to the study of sport and leisure / Eric Dunning, Chris Rojek -- The field of play in sport and leisure studies / Chris Rojek -- Drugs, sport and ideologies / Ivan Waddington, Patrick Murphy -- Cleaning up the game : perspectives on the evolution of professional sports / John Wilson -- Towards a sociological theory of sport and the emotions : a process-sociological perspective / Joe Maguire -- Sports and civilization : is violence the central problem? / Ruud Stokvis -- Chariot races, tournaments and the civilizing process / Allen Guttmann -- Sex, gender and the body in sport and leisure : has there been a civilizing process? / Jennifer Hargreaves -- Sport, power and dependency in southern Africa / Grant Jarvie -- Figuring a brighter future / Alan Clarke -- Figurational sociology and the sociology of sport : some concluding remarks / Eric Dunning. |
Subject |
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
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Leisure -- Sociological aspects.
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Added Author |
Dunning, Eric.
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Rojek, Chris.
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ISBN |
0802076793 (pbk.) : |
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0802028047 |
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