Gyozo Molnar, John Kelly

Sport, Exercise and Social Theory

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sport, Exercise and Social Theory is a concise and engaging introduction to the key theories that underpin the study of sport, exercise and society. Using vivid examples and descriptions of sport-related events and exercise practices, the book explains why social theories are important as well as how to use them, giving students the tools to navigate with confidence through any course in the sociology of sport and exercise. Designed to be used by students who have never studied sociology before, and including a whole chapter on the practical application of social theory to their own study, it provides training in critical thinking and helps students to develop intellectual skills which will serve them throughout their professional and personal lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780415670623
• ISBN-10: 0415670624
• Artikelnr.: 33868399

Autorenporträt

Gyozo Molnar is Senior Lecturer in Sport Studies in the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Worcester, UK. His current publications and research revolve around migration, football, globalization, national identity, the Olympics and sport-related role exit. John Kelly is Lecturer in Sport and Recreation Business Management in the Moray House School of Education at Edinburgh University, UK. His research interests revolve around ethnicity, sectarianism, nationalism, militarism and sport.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. C. Wright Mills and the Sociological Imagination 3.
Functionalist Perspectives 4. Marxist Perspectives 5. Cultural Studies
Perspectives 6. Symbolic Interaction Perspectives 7. Process-Sociology: The
Civilising Process 8. Feminist Perspectives 9. Post-modern Perspectives 10.
A Guide to the Craft of Sociology