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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Studying Sport in Society | |
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What Is Sport and Why Do We Study It? | |
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Sport Through the Ages | |
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Definition of Sport | |
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Study of Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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How Do We Study Sport? | |
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Research Methods | |
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Social Theories | |
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Current Status of Sport Sociology | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Scope and Effect of Sport on Society | |
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Participants Versus Spectators | |
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Sport Participants | |
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Factors Affecting Sport Participation | |
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Trends in Sport Participation | |
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Sport Spectators | |
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Trends in Spectator Sports | |
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Marketing to Participants and Spectators | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Business of Sport | |
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Sport and the Economy | |
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Ownership of Professional Sports | |
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Sport As a Monopoly | |
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Collegiate Sports As Moneymakers | |
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Recreational Sport As a Business | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Media and Sport | |
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Evolution of Sport Media | |
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Interplay of Sport and Media | |
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How Sport Affects the Media | |
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Ideology of Sport Through the Media | |
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Careers in Sport Media | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Sport As an Institution | |
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Youth Sport | |
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History of Youth Sport | |
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Sponsors of Youth Sport | |
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Current Status of Youth Sport | |
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Organized Youth Sport | |
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Why Kids Play Sport | |
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Burnout in Youth Sport | |
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Reforms for Youth Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport | |
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Interscholastic Sport | |
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Collegiate Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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International Sport | |
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Globalization of Modern Sport | |
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American Influence on World Sport | |
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Olympic Games | |
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Effect of Media on the Globalization of Sport | |
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Nationalism Versus Economics | |
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Athletes and Coaches As Migrant Workers | |
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Using Sports for Better World Understanding | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Olympic Movement | |
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History of the Olympics | |
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Effect of the Olympic Games | |
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Nationalism and the Olympic Movement | |
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United States Olympic Committee | |
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Athlete Development | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Sport and Culture | |
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Sporting Behavior | |
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Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport | |
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Youth Attitudes | |
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Development of Moral Values | |
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Moral Values Applied to Sport | |
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Moral Values Taught Through Sport | |
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Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Race, Ethnicity, and Sport | |
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Classifications of Race and Ethnicity | |
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Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
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Sport and Promoting Equality | |
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Minorities As Sport Leaders | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Women and Sport | |
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Historical Role of Women | |
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Women and Sport Before Title IX | |
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Title IX | |
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Women and Sport After Title IX | |
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Social Issues in Women's Sport | |
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Global Status of Women in Sport | |
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Barriers for Women in Sport | |
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Golden Age of Sports Reborn | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Class and Sport | |
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Social Classes | |
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Social Class and Sport Activity | |
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Control of Amateur and Professional Sport | |
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Class Mobility in Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Special Populations and Sport | |
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Americans with Disabilities Act | |
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American Association of People with Disabilities | |
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Sport Participation for Athletes with Physical Disabilities | |
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Sport Participation for Athletes with Mental Disabilities | |
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Sport Participation for Older Athletes | |
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Issues for Special Populations in Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Religion and Sport | |
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Religion and Sport in History | |
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Christian Influence on Sport | |
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Sport and Religions Other than Christianity | |
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Use of Religion by Athletes | |
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Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners | |
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Using Sport to Promote Religion | |
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Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools | |
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Conflict Between Sport and Religion | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Politics and Sport | |
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Government in Physical Activity and Health | |
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Government in Sport | |
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Government in Promoting Identity and Unity Among Citizens | |
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Nationalism and Sport | |
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Sport in Promoting Social Values | |
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Politics Within Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Deviance and Sport | |
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Rule Breaking | |
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Emotion and Deviant Behavior | |
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Violence in Sport | |
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Performance Enhancement Through Drugs | |
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Eating Disorders in Sport | |
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Hazing in Sport | |
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Gambling and Sport | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Coaching Sport | |
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Influence of Coaches | |
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Status of Coaching | |
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Coaching at Different Levels of Sport | |
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Coaching Personality | |
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Challenges for the Future of Coaching | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Future Trends in Sport | |
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Social Trends | |
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Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport | |
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Effects of Social Changes | |
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Effects of Spectatorship | |
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Effects of Technology | |
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Effects of the Electronic Media | |
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Will Sport Change? | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |