Social issues in sport

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Woods Ron 1943 Nov. 6-
Published: Human Kinetics,
Publisher Address: Champaign, IL
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 369 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0736058729 (soft cover)
9780736058728 (soft cover)
Index Number: G80
CLC: G80-05
Call Number: G80-05/W896
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-360) and index.
What is sport and why do we study it? -- How do we study sport? -- Participants versus spectators -- Business of sport -- Media and sport -- Youth sport -- Interscholastic and intercollegiate sport -- International sport -- Olympic movement -- Sporting behavior -- Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Women and sport -- Social class and sport -- Special populations and sport -- Religion and sport -- Politics and sport -- Deviance and sport -- Coaching sport -- Future trends in sport.