Sport and Sociology

by Dominic Malcolm

Book Overview

How has our understanding of sport been shaped by sociological ideas? How can the study of sport help sociologists to understand wider society?

The sociology of sport is a sub-discipline approaching maturity. This is the first book to stand back and reflect upon the subject's growth, to trace its developmental phases and to take stock of the current fund of knowledge. It offers a 'state of the art' review of the sociology of sport and investigates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415571235
• ISBN13: 9780415571234
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"