ABSTRACT

The sociology of sport is a core discipline within the academic study of sport. It helps us to understand what sport is and why it matters. Sociological knowledge, implicit or explicit, therefore underpins scholarly enquiry into sport in every aspect. The Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport is a landmark publication that brings together the most important themes, theories and issues within the sociology of sport, tracing the contours of the discipline and surveying the state-of-the-art.

Part One explores the main theories and analytical approaches that define contemporary sport sociology and introduces the most important methodological issues confronting researchers working in the social scientific study of sport. Part Two examines the connections and divisions between sociology and cognate disciplines within sport studies, including history, anthropology, economics, leisure and tourism studies, philosophy, politics and psychology. Part Three investigates how the most important social divisions within sport, and in wider society, are addressed in sport sociology, including ‘race‘, gender, class, sexuality and disability. Part Four explores a wide range of pressing contemporary issues associated with sport, including sport and the body, social problems associated with sport, sport places and settings, and the global aspects of sport.

Written by a team of leading international sport scholars, including many of the most well-known, respected and innovative thinkers working in the discipline, the Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport is an essential reference for any student, researcher or professional with an interest in sport.

chapter

Introduction

part |116 pages

Major theories and approaches

chapter |5 pages

Introduction to Part One

chapter |10 pages

Researching Sport

chapter |11 pages

The Functionalist Perspective on Sport

chapter |11 pages

Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Sport

chapter |11 pages

Pierre Bourdieu on Sport

chapter |11 pages

Niklas Luhmann, System Theory and Sport

chapter |11 pages

Physical Cultural Studies on Sport

chapter |12 pages

Post/Colonial Theory and Sport

part |88 pages

Sociology, social sciences and interdisciplinary studies of sport

part |58 pages

Social divisions and sport

chapter |3 pages

Introduction to Part Three

chapter |10 pages

Social Class and Sport

chapter |11 pages

Gender and Sport 1

chapter |9 pages

Race and Sport

chapter |11 pages

Sexualities and Sport

chapter |12 pages

Disability and Sport

The case of the Paralympic Games

part |190 pages

Central issues in the sociology of sport

chapter |7 pages

Introduction to Part Four

chapter |11 pages

Sport and the Body

chapter |10 pages

Sport, Physical Activity, and Health

chapter |10 pages

Risk and Uncertainty in Sport

chapter |10 pages

Doping in Elite Sport

chapter |11 pages

Sport Fans and Fandoms

chapter |11 pages

Sport and Violence

chapter |10 pages

Sport and Social Intervention

chapter |10 pages

Sport and the Urban

chapter |11 pages

Sport Mega-Events

chapter |11 pages

Sport and Environmentalism

chapter |11 pages

Sport and Media

chapter |10 pages

Sport and New Media

chapter |10 pages

Sport and the Nation in the Global Age 1

chapter |9 pages

The Migration of Elite Athletes

chapter |12 pages

Sport and the Corporate World

chapter |13 pages

Sport and Globalization