Research Handbook on Sports and Society

Edited by Elizabeth C.K. Pike

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This state-of-the-art Research Handbook provides a challenging and critical examination of the complex issues surrounding sports in contemporary societies. Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars, it focuses upon the impact of their research, together with significant social issues and controversies in sport.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
ISBN: 9781789903591
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to sports and society: scholarship, activism and impact , pp 1-7

Elizabeth C.J. Pike

Ch 2 Sport, politics and the public intellectual , pp 9-21

David Hassan

Ch 3 Sport organisations, politics and gender policies , pp 22-37

Jorid Hovden

Ch 4 Researching and working in sport policy and development , pp 38-52

Andy Smith

Ch 5 Sport, social movements and digital media , pp 53-67

Simon C. Darnell, Sabrina Razack and Janelle Joseph

Ch 6 Economic determinants of sport performance , pp 69-82

Wladimir Andreff and Nicolas Scelles

Ch 7 The industry of gambling on sport: deconstructing sports betting as a market, a product and a public health issue , pp 83-96

Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez

Ch 8 Sport, advertising and promotional culture , pp 97-110

Andrew Grainger

Ch 9 Media, sports, and society , pp 111-126

Lawrence A. Wenner

Ch 10 Sports mega-events , pp 128-142

John Horne

Ch 11 Fandom and well-being , pp 143-157

Yuhei Inoue

Ch 12 Gender and social inequity in and through sport leadership , pp 159-173

Lucy V. Piggott

Ch 13 Renaming and reshaping the challenge of improving gender equity in sport coaching , pp 174-187

Leanne Norman

Ch 14 Respecting referees? An analysis of abuse, support, retention and policy , pp 188-201

Jamie Cleland

Ch 15 Volunteering within sport for development and peace (SDP) projects , pp 202-211

Megan Chawansky

Ch 16 Social perspectives on athlete pathways , pp 213-226

Outi Aarresola, Jari Lämsä and Astrid Schubring

Ch 17 Foreign-born sportspeople in the Olympics and the Football World Cup: migration, citizenship and nationhood , pp 227-243

Gijs van Campenhout and Joost Jansen

Ch 18 From fascination to revelation: my research journey with older MastersVeteran athletes , pp 244-259

Rylee A. Dionigi

Ch 19 Living in the along: reflections on inquiring into experiences of women in sport , pp 261-275

Lombe A. Mwambwa and Elizabeth C.J. Pike

Ch 20 For a sociology of womens sports on the African continent , pp 276-290

Anima Adjepong

Ch 21 Disability inclusion in sport for all: Baskin as a best practice model , pp 291-306

Florian Kiuppis

Ch 22 Filing the podium: cheating, doping and corruption , pp 307-320

James Connor

Ch 23 Researching pain and injury in sport , pp 321-336

Ivan Waddington

Ch 24 Non-accidental violence in sports , pp 337-351

Kari Fasting

Ch 25 Mental illness in sport , pp 352-365

Michael Atkinson

Ch 26 Terrorism and sport , pp 366-378

Ramón Spaaij

Ch 27 The future of sports and society: a reflection and call to action , pp 380-392

Jay Coakley

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