Sociology Of North American Sport

by Eitzen, Stanley D.; Sage, George H.

• ISBN13: 9781594515750
• ISBN10: 1594515751
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: Paradigm Pub
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Summary

The book that set the standard for sports textbooks has been extensively revised and updated for its new eighth edition. Among the many new topical additions are elite child athletics, gambling in college sports, performance enhancement drugs, sport and nationalism after 9/11, the Beijing Olympics, Nike and other corporations, the power of media in sport, and more on minorities and on disabilities in sport. The authors are experiences text authors as well as former athletes and coaches. They bring a unique perspective to topics that are current and much on the minds of students and professors competing in an ever more challenging sport environment--one beset by scandal, pressed for revenue production, and riddled with inequality.

Table of Contents

The Sociological Analysis of Sport in Society	p. 1
Social and Cultural Sources for the Rise of Sport in North America	p. 21
Sport and Societal Values	p. 47
Youth and Sport	p. 60
Interscholastic Sport	p. 90
Intercollegiate Sport	p. 111
Social Problems and North American Sport: Violence, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, and Gambling	p. 129
Sport and Religion	p. 165
Sport and Politics	p. 195
Sport and the Economy	p. 214
Sport and the Mass Media	p. 240
Sport, Social Stratification, and Social Mobility	p. 271
Racial-Ethnic Minorities and Sport	p. 290
Gender in North American Sport: Continuity and Change	p. 315
Contemporary Trends and the Future of Sport in North America	p. 346
Index	p. 377
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