ABSTRACT
Sociological Perspectives on Sport: The Games Outside the Games seeks not only to inform students about the sports world but also to offer them analytical skills and the application of theoretical perspectives that deepen their awareness and understanding of social processes linking sports to the larger social world. With six original framing essays linking sport to a variety of topics, including race, class, gender, media, politics, deviance, and globalization, and 37 reprinted articles, this text/reader sets a new standard for excellence in teaching sports and society.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section |18 pages
Sport and Sociology
section |146 pages
Biases and Barriers in Sport
section |119 pages
Social Bonds Generated by Sports
chapter |24 pages
Something About Baseball
chapter |5 pages
Football, Television, and the Supreme Court
chapter |14 pages
Supporters, Followers, Fans, and Flâneurs
section |107 pages
The Political Economy and the Politics of Sports
chapter |23 pages
Hoosier Whiteness and the Indiana Pacers
section |119 pages
Breaking the Normative Rules
section |103 pages
Globalization and Sports