Offering a 'state of the art¿ review of the sociology of sport and investigating those areas where sport has come to influence the sociological mainstream,this book examines how sociology has impacted upon the consciousness of sports fans, administrators and even politicians. As the first book to provide a history of the sociology of sport and to clearly locate the contemporary discipline in the wider currents of sociological discourse, Sport and Sociology is important reading for all students and scholars interested in the relationship between sport and society, whether they are working in sport studies or in the sociological mainstream.
- ISBN: 978-0-415-57121-0
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés