Theory, Sport and Society

By: J. Maguire (Editor), Kevin Young (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 May 2001

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Intended as a resource for students and researchers alike, Theory, Sport and Society is a collection of 16 papers that span past, present and future approaches to the sociological study of sport. It includes both a selection of the 'founding' theorists whose work remains so pertinent to seeing sport sociologically, as well as more contemporary and interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributors include a range of experienced and young scholars in the field.

-- This collection represents the major theoretical perspectives that inspire and guide those who study sports in society. Thoughtfully written chapters show us that the sociology of sport continues to be the site for diverse and provocative theoretical approaches

-- This volume provides useful insights about major theoretical models that scholars have used to study sports. The book will help people who are unfamiliar with these frameworks to read the sport sociology literature with much greater insight and understanding

-- It is not an easy task, blending a history of ideas, discussions of epistemology and methodology, and applications to the world of sport. But, if you want to see how prominent and reflective sociologists who have worked on sport have mapped their specialist sub-fields, this book is a good place to start

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Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Sociology & Sport & Leisure Social Theory Sports & Recreation Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture

Dedication	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction: 'Back to the Future': Thinking Sociologically about Sport	p. 1
Classical Questions
Karl Marx's Enduring Legacy for the Sociology of Sport	p. 25
Emile Durkheim, Structural Functionalism and the Sociology of Sport	p. 41
Max Weber and the Sociology of Sport	p. 63
George Herbert Mead and an Interpretive Sociology of Sport	p. 83
Contemporary Concerns
Sport, Gender, Feminism	p. 105
The Anthropology of Sport: Escaping the Past and Building a Future	p. 129
Cultural and Sport Studies: An Interventionist Practice	p. 151
Postmodernism and Sport Studies	p. 179
Potential Syntheses
Figurational Contributions to the Sociological Study of Sport	p. 211
Pierre Bourdieu's Sociocultural Theory and Sport Practice	p. 239
Studying Sport from a Social Network Approach	p. 267
Michel Foucault: Sport, Power, Technologies and Governmentality	p. 293
Future Directions
Feminist and Figurational Sociology: Dialogue and Potential Synthesis	p. 317
The Political Economy of Place: Urban and Sport Studies Perspectives	p. 335
Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies: Doing Critical Ethnography	p. 353
Bodies, Subcultures and Sport	p. 375
About the Editors and the Contributors	p. 397
Author Index	p. 403
Subject Index	p. 409
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