Power, Pain and Professional Cycling

John Connolly

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Abstract: This insightful book presents a sociological study of professional cycling, examining developments in the sport since its emergence in the late 19th century. John Connolly thoroughly explores key aspects of professional cycling including the emergence of professionalism, organisational structure, doping, gender, and recent American involvement in the sport.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9781803927213
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Prologue: professional cycling, power relations and thresholds of shame , pp 1-14

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Ch 2 The sociogenesis of professional cycling in France , pp 15-34

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Ch 3 Belgium, Italy and professionalism , pp 35-52

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Ch 4 Shifting power balances: cyclists, race organisers, team owners and regulating bodies , pp 53-72

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Ch 5 Social constraints and self-restraints in the habitus formation of professional cyclists , pp 73-90

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Ch 6 From stimulants to 'doping': stigmatisation processes and advances in the threshold of shame , pp 91-109

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Ch 7 Declining power differentials and expanding social constraints: the development of anti-doping functions in cycling , pp 110-127

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Ch 8 Professional cyclists and processes of identification and dis-identification , pp 128-142

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Ch 9 Women in professional cycling: diminishing 'outsider' status and shifting sources of shame , pp 143-160

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Ch 10 Americans in Europe: the established as outsider , pp 161-179

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Ch 11 Afterword , pp 180-183

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