Canadian sport sociology
By: edited by Jane Crossman
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Thomson Nelson
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780176103224
Subjects: Sports; Textbooks; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Aspect social; Aspect sociologique; Social aspects; Sociological aspects
Description: "During her twenty-five years of teaching sport sociology, Dr Crossman has noticed that many of her students enter the study of this discipline with their own perceptions of what sport and physical activity are all about. One or two courses later, their perceptions have changed remarkably. Like her students, you will learn that the opportunities to participate in sport aren't equitable; that the control of sport is in the hands of a minority; that racism in sport still exists today; that economic and political forces shape what sport is today and what it might look like in the future; and that the mass media act as a filter of what we see and how we see it. 'Canadian sport sociology' not only examines such issues related to sport in Canada but provides the foundations, theories, and trends needed to give you a sound basis for understanding sport sociology from a uniquely Canadian perspective. Reflecting the latest research by drawing on expertise from across the country, 'Canadian sport sociology' examines Canadian sport from a sociological perspective. While many themes in this text are universal -- such as economics in sport, social problems, politics, and gender -- the contributors examine and analyze how these and other issues pertain to the Canadian situation." --
Notes: Includes index.

Includes access code to Infotrac college edition, the online library.

Includes bibliographical references: p. 301-327.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Sports sociology in the Canadian context : an introduction  -- Jane Crossman -- 2.; title: Sociological theories of sport  -- Ian Ritchie -- 3.; title: Canadian sport in historical perspective  -- Don Morrow -- 4.; title: Sport and social stratification  -- Rob Beamish -- 5.; title: Race and ethnicity in Canadian sport  -- Victoria Paraschak and Susan Tirone -- 6.; title: Women's issues and gender relations  -- Helen Jefferson Lenskyj -- 7.; title: Children, youth, and parental involvement in organized sport  -- Ralph E. Wheeler -- 8.; title: Sport and social problems  -- Kevin B. Wamsley -- 9.; title: Sport in Canadian educational institutions  -- Patricia S. Lally -- 10.; title: Sport and the media  -- Steve Jackson, Jay Scherer, and Scott G. Martyn -- 11.; title: The economics of sport and the NHL lockout  -- Marc Lavoie -- 12.; title: Sport, politics, and policy  -- Jean Harvey -- 13.; title: Globalization  -- David Whitson -- 14.; title: Sport and religion  -- Christopher L. Stevenson -- 15.; title: Perspectives on Canadian sport futures : ways to think ahead -- Dwight Zakus.