Sociology for physical education and sports coaching / Richard L. Light and Steve Georgakis.

Author/creator Light, Richard
Other author Georgakis, Steve.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Descriptionpages cm
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Subjects

Contents The origins of sport -- Sport sociology -- Sport as education vs sport as business -- Commentary 1: professionalism vs amateurism in New Zealand club rugby / with Remi Hassanin -- The commodification of sport -- The globalisation of sport -- Commentary 2: Indigenous Australians' transitioning into the NRL and AFL / with John R. Evans & David Lavallee -- Sport, health, and sponsorship -- Media-sport -- Commentary 3: the influence of media sport on Australian children / with Melissa Pickford -- Sport and gender -- Commentary 4: disrupting hegemonic masculinity in high school rugby -- The anti-social foundations of lifestyle sports / Nick Maitland -- Commentary 5: waves for well being and surfing in middle age / with Nick Maitland -- Transnational athlete migration.
Abstract "This book introduces the fundamentals of sport sociology and social issues in sport for students of PE and coaching. It provides an accessible, jargon-free foundation for understanding the relationships between sport, education and wider society that puts into context the reader's applied studies in PE and coaching. Drawing on cutting-edge research, the book examines core topics in the study of sport and society, including the origins of sport, sport education, sport as business, commodification, globalisation, sport and health, sport and the media, gender, migration, and indigenous people in sport. Throughout the book, in-depth 'commentary' pieces look closely at particular pieces of research that illustrate the sociological themes being examined, from the impact of sport media on school children to the effects of hegemonic masculinity in rugby. This book is invaluable reading for any course on sport and society, physical education, sports coaching or sport development"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022050993
ISBN9781032445175 (hardback)
ISBN9781032445137 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)

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