What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society.
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society.
International in scope, the book challenges the reader to activate an audacious spirit of activism in and through sport. Full of contemporary examples, it places sport at the heart of the analysis and introduces the reader to every core topic and emerging area in the study of sport and society, including the history and politics of sport, gender, disability and advocacy, race and racism, violence and crime, health and wellbeing, media and digital communication, the environment, religion, poverty and sport for development and peace. This edition features new material on sportswashing, sports management, debates around the inclusion/exclusion of transgender people in sport and the Black Lives Matter movement. It also features a wider geographical range of examples and case studies, including Latin America, China, India and Africa. Each chapter offers a wealth of useful features, such as ‘Sport in Focus’ case studies, chapter summaries, guides to further reading, revision questions, practical projects, definitions of key concepts and weblinks. At its heart, Sport, Culture and Society is an invitation to make a difference.
This is a broad-ranging, in-depth and thoughtful introduction to the sociocultural analysis of sport and sets a new agenda for the discipline. It is essential reading for all students with an interest in sport.
Additionally, updated online teaching and learning resources are available, including a testbank, resource list and glossary.
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Sport, Culture and Society endures as the seminal, inter-disciplinary work on the role sport has, does, and should play in politics, culture and diplomacy. The 4th edition is comprehensive, global in scope and should appeal to both students and practitioners working in the field. The new case studies, which validate robust and time-tested theories, demonstrate that Jarvie and his opus remain as the worlds leading sources on all matters sport, society and culture.
Stuart Murray, Associate Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy, Bond University, Australia
Jarvie and team have produced an outstanding, fully revised textbook that introduces students to the global field of sport studies. Parts 3 and 4 are particularly valuable, as readers are very well directed to explore sports contemporary global issues and political possibilities. Highly recommended.
Richard Giulianotti, UNESCO Chair of Sport, Physical Activity and Education for Development, Loughborough University, UK
Part 1: The Broader Context.
1. Sport, Theory and Values.
2. Sport,
History and Social Change.
3. Sport and Geopolitical Economy.
4. Sports
Management.
5. Sport for Development and Peace. Part 2: Global Sport,
Internationalism and Community.
6. Global Sport in a Deglobalising World?.
7.
Sporting Landscapes, Context and Situation.
8. Sport and Consumer Culture.
9.
Sport, Nationalism and Internationalism.
10. Sport, Community and Humanity.
11. Sport, Media and Digital Communication.
12. Sport and Social Capital.
Part 3: Sport and Contemporary Social Issues.
13. Sport, International
Relations and Foreign Policy.
14. Sport, Health and Wellbeing.
15. Sport, the
Environment and Planetary Health.
16. Sport and Education.
17. Sport and
Mega-Events.
18. Sport, Poverty and Homelessness.
19. Sport, Violence and
Crime.
20. Sport, Racism and Black Lives Matter.
21. Sport, Gender and
Transgender.
22. Sport and Disability.
23. Sport and Religion.
24. Sport and
Social Class. Part 4: Sport as a Resource of Hope and the Politics of the
Possible.
25. Sport and Human Rights.
26. Sport, Civil Society and Social
Movements.
27. Sport, Protest and Advocacy.
28. Sport, Diplomacy and Cultural
Relations.
29. Sport, Social Justice and Common Good.
Grant Jarvie is Professor, Chair of Sport and Director of the Academy of Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK, while also being associated with the University of Toronto, Canada. A former University Vice-Principal-Provost and Chair of a National Sports Council, he has held three established university chairs and is a Director of Motherwell Football Club and advises governments all over the world.
Paul Widdop is Reader in Sport Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is a sport sociologist whose work explores the relationships between sport, culture and society. His research examines how social networks, economic structures and cultural forces shape the organisation of sport and the experiences of those who consume it. He has published widely on topics including fandom, cultural consumption and the sociology of football.
Ross Walker is Lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Stirling, UK, and has worked previously at the University of Edinburgh and the University of the West of Scotland. A former international athlete, he has worked with sport organisations worldwide and at events such as the Commonwealth Games and the Homeless World Cup. Ross research has featured in media outlets globally and won awards.
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