Sport And Social Mobility

Author : Ramón Spaaij
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136702464

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Sport and Social Mobility by Ramón Spaaij Pdf

Can sport serve as a vehicle for social mobility of disadvantaged social groups? How and to what extent are different forms of social capital created through sport participation? Sport and Social Mobility: Crossing Boundaries takes up these questions through a critical examination of the ways in which sport facilitates or inhibits upward social mobility. Drawing on four case studies, the book provides a rich sociological analysis of people’s lived experiences of sport in diverse social, cultural and political contexts, ranging from sport-for-development programs in Brazil and the Netherlands to rural communities and the Somali diaspora in Australia. The first international comparison of and critical reflection on the relationship between social mobility and participation in non-professional sport, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in sport’s potential for social inclusion.

Author : Ramon F. J. Spaaij
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social mobility
ISBN : 0415874882

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Sport and Social Mobility by Ramon F. J. Spaaij Pdf

In the fifth book in Cat Adams's Blood Singer series, Celia Graves must protect her soon-to-be-wed cousin, siren princess Adriana, from the dangerous threats of terrorists and a vile mage.

Author : Ramón Spaaij,Ramon F. J. Spaaij
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Social mobility
ISBN : 0415850800

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Sport and Social Mobility by Ramón Spaaij,Ramon F. J. Spaaij Pdf

Can sport serve as a vehicle for social mobility of disadvantaged social groups? How and to what extent are different forms of social capital created through sport participation? Sport and Social Mobility: Crossing Boundaries takes up these questions through a critical examination of the ways in which sport facilitates or inhibits upward social mobility. Drawing on four case studies, the book provides a rich sociological analysis of people’s lived experiences of sport in diverse social, cultural and political contexts, ranging from sport-for-development programs in Brazil and the Netherlands to rural communities and the Somali diaspora in Australia. The first international comparison of and critical reflection on the relationship between social mobility and participation in non-professional sport, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in sport’s potential for social inclusion.

Author : Ramón Spaaij,Jonathan Magee,Ruth Jeanes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135075552

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Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society by Ramón Spaaij,Jonathan Magee,Ruth Jeanes Pdf

Social exclusion is one of the most pressing challenges in post-industrial societies, encompassing economic, social, cultural and political dimensions. This important new book critically examines the relationship between sport and social exclusion, from global and cross-cultural perspectives. The book analyses sport and social exclusion by focusing on three key questions: How does social exclusion affect participation in sport? How is social exclusion (re)produced, experienced, resisted, and managed in sport? How is sport used to combat social exclusion and promote social inclusion in other life domains? To answer these questions, the authors discuss and critically reflect on existing knowledge and in-depth case studies from Europe, Australasia, Africa and Latin America. The book illuminates the relationship between sport and social exclusion in Global North and Global South contexts, addressing key issues in contemporary social science such as social inequality, worklessness, gender, disability, forced migration, homelessness and mental health. Sport and Social Exclusion in Global Society is important reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers with an interest in sport sociology, sport development, sport management, or the relationship between sport and wider society.

Author : Gashaw Abeza,Ryan King-White
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781003851448

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Sport and Social Media in Business and Society by Gashaw Abeza,Ryan King-White Pdf

This concise, practical book examines the significance of social media for the sport industry, explaining key concepts and sharing tools and best practice for the use of social media in sport business communication. Accessibly written and avoiding jargon, the book considers the history, development, commercial impact, social effects, and the legal and ethical concerns of social media in the context of sport. Covering all levels of sport, from professional to grassroots, the book includes international cases and examples throughout, presenting key findings from current research. It also explains the role of social media agencies and the fundamentals of managing a sport organization’s social media platforms and outputs. This book is essential reading for all sport business professionals and for any sport business, management, or marketing student looking for a primer on this important and growing subject.

Author : Ron Woods,B. Nalani Butler
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Sports
ISBN : 9781492593850

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Social Issues in Sport by Ron Woods,B. Nalani Butler Pdf

Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, explores common questions and issues about sport and its relation to society through various sociological and cultural lenses. The text is grounded in practical application and provides social theories through which students may examine real-world issues

Author : Gertrud Pfister,David Levinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Extreme sports
ISBN : 1614729891

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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport by Gertrud Pfister,David Levinson Pdf

Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.

Author : Lawrence A. Wenner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1201 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Mass media and sports
ISBN : 9780197519011

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The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society by Lawrence A. Wenner Pdf

"The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society features leading international scholars' assessments of scholarly inquiry about sport and society. Divided into six sections, chapters consider dominant issues within key areas, approaches (theory and method) featured in inquiry, and debates needing resolution. Part I: Society and Values considers matters of character, ideology, power, politics, policy, nationalism, diplomacy, militarism, law, ethics, and religion. Part II: Enterprise and Capital considers globalization, spectacle, mega-events, Olympism, corruption, impacts on cities, communities, and the environment, and the press of leadership cultures, economic imperatives, and marketing. Part III: Participation and Cultures considers questions of health and well-being, violence, the medicalization of injury, influences of science and technology, substance use and abuse, the roles of coaching and emotion, challenges of child maltreatment, climates for scandal and athlete activism, and questions over animals in sporting competition. Part IV: Lifespan and Careers considers child socialization, youth and elite athlete development, the roles of sport in education and social mobility, migratory sport labor practices, arcs defining athletic careers, aging, and retirement, and emergent lifestyle sport cultures. Part V: Inclusion and Exclusion considers sport's role in social inclusion and exclusion, development and discrimination, and features treatments of race and ethnicity, indigenous experiences, the intersection of bodily ideals, obesity, and disability, and the gendered impacts on masculinities, femininities, and non-binary experience. Part VI: Spectator Engagement and Media considers sporting heroism and celebrity, fandom and hooliganism, gambling and match-fixing, and the influences of sport journalism, television and film treatments, advertising, and new media"--

Author : Michael F. Collins,Tess Kay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134511730

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Sport and Social Exclusion by Michael F. Collins,Tess Kay Pdf

This book presents the first comprehensive review of factors leading to exclusion from participation in sport in the UK. Structured around key excluded groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, the disabled and rural communities, the book offers an important assessment of sports policy in contemporary Britain, as well as a unique case study of policies to combat social exclusion under New Labour.

Author : Richard S. Gruneau
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 073600033X

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Class, Sports, and Social Development by Richard S. Gruneau Pdf

When Class, Sports, and Social Developmentwas published in 1983 it stood the world of sport sociology on its collective head. The original edition brought social theory to sport studies and signaled sport sociology's coming of age. Gruneau brilliantly captured the current conditions within the field and anticipated where it was going. Unfortunately, this classic has been out of print since 1993. But no longer. The new edition features the original ground-breaking text, a foreword by R.W. Connell of the University of Sydney, and a postscript by the author. In his postscript Professor Gruneau places the book within a scholarly, historical context 15 years after its first printing. He also explains how he might have written the book differently had he written it today. When you read this book you'll understand why Contemporary Sociologycalled the first edition “The most ambitious, provocative, and penetrating effort yet undertaken by a North American sociologist to locate sport within the framework of the classical tradition of sociological theory....” If you already own the book, the new edition brings the author's perspective full circle. And if you don't have a copy of the original you'll want to buy the new edition of Class, Sports, and Social Developmentto round out your collection of essential works in the field.

Author : Dong Jinxia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135763855

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Women, Sport and Society in Modern China by Dong Jinxia Pdf

Drawing on Chinese sources hitherto unavailable in the West including official documents and interviews with top athletes, the author explores the rise of Chinese super sportswomen and their relationship with politics, culture and society before and during the Cultural Revolution and through China's transition to a market economy.

Author : Eric Anderson,Adam White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135157128

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Sport, Theory and Social Problems by Eric Anderson,Adam White Pdf

What impact does sport have on the lives of ordinary people? How does sport help to perpetuate inequalities in society? What can social theory tell us about the role of sport in society?? At their origin competitive sports were institutionalized in Western cultures for the privilege of white, heterosexual men. Over time sport has become more open to categories of people traditionally marginalized in society: women; those from lower social classes; gay men; people of colour; and those differently abled. However, focusing solely on increased social inclusion in sport masks significant problems with both the culture and structure of sport. This critical textbook examines social exclusion in sport and analyzes the socio-negative attributes associated with competitive, institutionalized sport, for all who play. Focusing on sport at non-elite levels, this book explores the lives of everyday citizens who play and examines how inequality and social deviance are structured into the social and sporting system. Each chapter uses a key social theory to address a particular social problem in sport, such as learned obedience to authority; the acceptance of pain and injury; the adoption of hyper-masculine, homophobic and sexist attitudes; the teaching of in-group/out-group; and the use of sport as a false mechanism for social mobility. By concentrating on real sport, and through the use of startling vignettes illustrating the experiences of real people, this textbook develops the critical senses, social conscience and theoretical understanding of all students of sport and anybody for whom sport is part of their everyday life.

Author : Keith Gilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1612298494

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Sport in the Favelas by Keith Gilbert Pdf

Author : Gary A. Sailes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351533645

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African Americans in Sports by Gary A. Sailes Pdf

Research on African American athletes generally fo-cuses on negative stereotypes of physical prowess, and socially controversial themes. Most studies in-vestigate racism, prejudice, discrimination, and ex-ploitation experienced by African American athletes. Many studies contrast African American and white athletes on a number of variables that support pre-vailing elitist stereotypes and denigrate African Ameri-can athletes. But few studies investigate the diverse and complex cultural dichotomies within the infrastruc-ture of sport in the African American community. Gary Sailes maintains that it is crucial to develop a more eclectic and immersed cultural approach when investigating African American involvement in com-petitive sports. The contributors to 'African Americans in Sports' show that there are also intrinsic cultural paradigms that are evident, presenting an informa-tive and interesting narrative regarding African American athletes. The chapters that make up this volume were written by noted scholars who were selected based on their expertise in their specific academic areas. They write about different components of the experience of African American male athletes. Chapters and contributors include: "Race and Athletic Performance: A Physiological Review" by David W. Hunter; "The Athletic Dominance of African Americans--Is There a Genetic Basis?" by Vinay Harpalani; "African American Player Codes on Celebration, Taunting, and Sportsmanlike Conduct" by Vernon L. Andrews; and "Stacking in Major League Baseball" by Earl Smith and C. Keith Harrison. Many chapters were originally published as a special issue of the 'Journal of African American Men.' This volume should be read by all those involved in athletics, as well as by sports sociologists and African American studies scholars.

Author : Eric Dunning
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1972-12-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442638488

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Sport by Eric Dunning Pdf

Sport is something rather taken for granted and little studied as part of man's and society's behaviour. This collection of essays, many of which appear in print for the first time, provides an international comparative and developmental orientation to the sociology of sport, thereby clarifying the nature of modern sports and their central structural and functional characteristics. The sports treated include football, soccer, rugby, wrestling, baseball, and bull-fighting, and some historical background is given on the development of sport. In the introduction to each section, the editor explains the questions that the selections are intended to illustrate, and treats briefly such matters as theories of sport and play, the social factors in their development, sport and socialization, class and race in sport, sport as an occupation and an industry, and conflict and social control in sport. This reader will be of interest to those professionally concerned, either as teacher or student, with sociology and physical education, but it should also appeal to athletes, sports-lovers, and sports commentators who like to keep their thinking in good shape too.