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List of Tables and Figures | |
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Acknowledgements | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction: Sport and Society in the Global Age | |
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Introduction | |
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Defining sport | |
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Sport as defined in this book | |
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Overview of Sport and Society in the Global Age | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Understanding Sport and Society | |
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Theorizing Sport and Society | |
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Introduction: why theory? | |
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Sociological theory and sport | |
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Analytic framework of this book | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Researching Sport and Society | |
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Introduction | |
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Approaches to knowledge | |
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Studying sport from a sociological perspective | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Sport and Societal Processes | |
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Sport, Race and Racism | |
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Introduction | |
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Naturally talented? | |
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Media discourses of race and sport | |
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Racial patterns of sports participation | |
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Positional segregation | |
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Racial disparities in pay | |
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Racial abuse | |
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Whiteness | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Sport, Gender and Sexuality | |
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Introduction | |
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Patriarchy and the social construction of gender | |
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Sport and gender socialization | |
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Gender and equity | |
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Sport and sexuality | |
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Bodily sex versus gender: policing gender boundaries in women's sport | |
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Intersections: race, gender, sexual orientation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Sport, National Identity and Nation-Building | |
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Introduction | |
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Nations, states and nation-states | |
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Globalization, sport and nation | |
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Mega-sporting events, nations and nation-building | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Sporting Bodies | |
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Introduction | |
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Sociology of the body | |
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Drug use in sport | |
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Management of pain and injuries | |
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Cyborg athlete | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Regulating Sport | |
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Governing Sport: The Club, League and Global | |
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Introduction | |
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Governing sport | |
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Governance in clubs | |
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Governance of sport at the league level | |
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Governance of sport at the global level | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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The Politics of Sport Regulation | |
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Introduction | |
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Conceptualizing the state and sport policy | |
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Manchester United, BSkyB and the British state | |
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Regulating tobacco advertising | |
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Regulating mega-events | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Sport and Social Justice | |
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Introduction | |
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Sport, social policy and social inclusion | |
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Human rights and sport | |
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Sport and corporate social responsibility | |
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Ethical sport governance | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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The Global Cultures of Sport | |
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The Global Athlete | |
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Introduction | |
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The sports star as celebrity | |
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Athletes as role models | |
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Financial rewards | |
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Managing the career | |
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Migration | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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The Transformation of Fandom | |
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Introduction | |
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Sporting supporters: identity and belonging | |
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Club organization and the supporter experience | |
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Violent behaviour at sporting events | |
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Gambling and fans | |
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The future of fandom | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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The Media and Consumption of Sport | |
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Introduction | |
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Media in society | |
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Owning the media-sport industry | |
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Two case studies of media-sport | |
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Production processes | |
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Media representations of sport | |
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Audiences, fans and consumers | |
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E-gaming | |
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Conclusion | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Discussion questions | |
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Further reading | |
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Conclusion | |
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Conclusion: Sport, Society and Sociology | |
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Revisiting the central argument | |
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Future developments in the sociology of sport | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Index | |