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Social Issues in Sport

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Mike Sleap

    1. University of Hull, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Clarifying the Nature of Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 1-15

  3. Participation Patterns in Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 16-27

  4. Explanations of Sporting Behaviour

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 28-42

  5. Sport and Health

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 43-58

  6. Women and Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 59-89

  7. Social Class Issues in Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 90-106

  8. Racial Issues in Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 107-128

  9. Drug Abuse in Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 129-159

  10. Football Hooliganism

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 160-182

  11. Commercialism and Sport

    • Mike Sleap
    Pages 183-206

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 207-214
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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.

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  • University of Hull, UK

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