Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Studying Sport in Society | |
What Is Sport and Why Do We Study It? | |
Sport Through the Ages | |
Definition of Sport | |
Study of Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
How Do We Study Sport? | |
Research Methods | |
Social Theories | |
Current Status of Sport Sociology | |
Chapter Summary | |
Scope and Effect of Sport on Society | |
Participants Versus Spectators | |
Sport Participants | |
Factors Affecting Sport Participation | |
Trends in Sport Participation | |
Sport Spectators | |
Trends in Spectator Sports | |
Marketing to Participants and Spectators | |
Chapter Summary | |
Business of Sport | |
Sport and the Economy | |
Ownership of Professional Sports | |
Sport As a Monopoly | |
Collegiate Sports As Moneymakers | |
Recreational Sport As a Business | |
Chapter Summary | |
Media and Sport | |
Evolution of Sport Media | |
Interplay of Sport and Media | |
How Sport Affects the Media | |
Ideology of Sport Through the Media | |
Careers in Sport Media | |
Chapter Summary | |
Sport As an Institution | |
Youth Sport | |
History of Youth Sport | |
Sponsors of Youth Sport | |
Current Status of Youth Sport | |
Organized Youth Sport | |
Why Kids Play Sport | |
Burnout in Youth Sport | |
Reforms for Youth Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport | |
Interscholastic Sport | |
Collegiate Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
International Sport | |
Globalization of Modern Sport | |
American Influence on World Sport | |
Olympic Games | |
Effect of Media on the Globalization of Sport | |
Nationalism Versus Economics | |
Athletes and Coaches As Migrant Workers | |
Using Sports for Better World Understanding | |
Chapter Summary | |
Olympic Movement | |
History of the Olympics | |
Effect of the Olympic Games | |
Nationalism and the Olympic Movement | |
United States Olympic Committee | |
Athlete Development | |
Chapter Summary | |
Sport and Culture | |
Sporting Behavior | |
Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport | |
Youth Attitudes | |
Development of Moral Values | |
Moral Values Applied to Sport | |
Moral Values Taught Through Sport | |
Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior | |
Chapter Summary | |
Race, Ethnicity, and Sport | |
Classifications of Race and Ethnicity | |
Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
Sport and Promoting Equality | |
Minorities As Sport Leaders | |
Chapter Summary | |
Women and Sport | |
Historical Role of Women | |
Women and Sport Before Title IX | |
Title IX | |
Women and Sport After Title IX | |
Social Issues in Women's Sport | |
Global Status of Women in Sport | |
Barriers for Women in Sport | |
Golden Age of Sports Reborn | |
Chapter Summary | |
Social Class and Sport | |
Social Classes | |
Social Class and Sport Activity | |
Control of Amateur and Professional Sport | |
Class Mobility in Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
Special Populations and Sport | |
Americans with Disabilities Act | |
American Association of People with Disabilities | |
Sport Participation for Athletes with Physical Disabilities | |
Sport Participation for Athletes with Mental Disabilities | |
Sport Participation for Older Athletes | |
Issues for Special Populations in Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
Religion and Sport | |
Religion and Sport in History | |
Christian Influence on Sport | |
Sport and Religions Other than Christianity | |
Use of Religion by Athletes | |
Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners | |
Using Sport to Promote Religion | |
Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools | |
Conflict Between Sport and Religion | |
Chapter Summary | |
Politics and Sport | |
Government in Physical Activity and Health | |
Government in Sport | |
Government in Promoting Identity and Unity Among Citizens | |
Nationalism and Sport | |
Sport in Promoting Social Values | |
Politics Within Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
Deviance and Sport | |
Rule Breaking | |
Emotion and Deviant Behavior | |
Violence in Sport | |
Performance Enhancement Through Drugs | |
Eating Disorders in Sport | |
Hazing in Sport | |
Gambling and Sport | |
Chapter Summary | |
Coaching Sport | |
Influence of Coaches | |
Status of Coaching | |
Coaching at Different Levels of Sport | |
Coaching Personality | |
Challenges for the Future of Coaching | |
Chapter Summary | |
Future Trends in Sport | |
Social Trends | |
Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport | |
Effects of Social Changes | |
Effects of Spectatorship | |
Effects of Technology | |
Effects of the Electronic Media | |
Will Sport Change? | |
Chapter Summary | |
Glossary | |
References | |
Index | |
About the Author | |
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