Sport and society
By: Scott Witmer
Series: Ethics of sport; Ethics in sport
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781406234787
Subjects: Sports; Juvenile literature; Moral and ethical aspects; Social aspects
Description: This book examines the roles that sporting traditions have played in human society from primitive cultures to the present day. Does sport begin simply for practical reasons such as training soldiers for war, or do humans have a less practical need to play active, physical games? How different sports migrated around the world, and what effect have new cultures had on theses imports?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Key Stage 3.
Table of contents: title: Sports culture and sociology; title: Early start: from play to war; title: The growth of modern sport; title: Playing sport; title: Watching sport; title: The ethics of sports culture; title: Topics for discussion; title: Glossary; title: Notes on sources; title: Find out more; title: Index.