Social Issues in Sport (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333691502)

Social Issues in Sport introduces students to a sociological study of sport and is the first book to draw mainly from British sources for its material. It aims to describe the nature and extent of sporting issues prevalent in society, to analyse research studies in sport and offer explanations for sporting behaviour. Topics covered include: participation patterns in sport, health, women, social class, race, drug abuse, football hooliganism and commercialism.

Author: M. Sleap
ISBN-10: 0333691504
ISBN-13: 9780333691502
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 07/13/1998
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d