Sport in a changing world
By: Howard L. Nixon II.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9781594514425; 9781594514432
Subjects: Sports -- Sociological aspects; Sports -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-401) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sport, the body, and forces of change: an introduction to sport sociology; title: Social theories and research methods in sport sociology; title: Stratification and social class in sport; title: Dimensions of social inequality in sport; title: Globalization, global sports culture, and the golden triangle; title: From the global cultural economy to U.S. sports cultures and subcultures; title: Socialization in youth sports and high school athletics; title: Sport, social deviance, and social problems; title: Sport and higher education; title: The professional sports industry and sports careers; title: Sport, politics, and the future.