Ken Roberts

Social Theory, Sport, Leisure

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This exceptionally clear text by a highly respected scholar explains the relevance of social theory, theorist by theorist, for the study of sport and leisure. The book covers the main social theorists using biographical detail to contextualise their ideas and bring personalities to life. The chapters follow a set format for ease of use, looking in turn at: questions from sport and leisure; the theorist's main contribution to social theory; and how key ideas can be applied to sport and leisure. Pitched at entry-level students, the book offers the perfect guide to theoretical concepts that are fundamental to understanding the place and meaning of sport and leisure in society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781138936737
• ISBN-10: 1138936731
• Artikelnr.: 44123463

Autorenporträt

Ken Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool. He has also contributed to sport and leisure teaching at the University of Chester for over twenty-five years. He is a founder and honorary life member of the Leisure Studies Association, past President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Leisure, and past President of the World Leisure Organization's Research Commission. His books have been used on sport and leisure courses for forty years.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part I: The Classical Theories 2. Emile Durkheim 3. Talcott
Parsons and Structural Functionalism 4. Karl Marx and Marxism 5. Max Weber
Part Ii: The Successors 6. Norbert Elias 7. Critical Theory, the Frankfurt
School and Jurgen Habermas 8. Herbert Blumer and Symbolic Interactionism 9.
Michel Foucault 10. Pierre Bourdieu Part III: The Present 11. The Latest
Modern Age 12. Modernisation Theory 13. Conclusions