Sociology of Sport and Physical Education: An Introduction
Anthony Laker
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paperback. Intended for undergraduates on various education and sport related degree courses, this book covers the issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. It covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background, and methodological issues in research. It discusses gender, race and ethnicity, class, and equality. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; WSDP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
This text, intended for undergraduates on various education and sport related degree courses, covers the key, current issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. The first section of the text covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background, and methodological issues in research. The main body of the text then discusses issues including the sporting body, participation and socialisation into sport, the hidden curriculum, critical pedagogy, and sport and the media. Laker discusses in depth gender, race and ethnicity, class, and equality, and he looks at sport and the media, and the involvement of ... Read more
This text, intended for undergraduates on various education and sport related degree courses, covers the key, current issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. The first section of the text covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background, and methodological issues in research. The main body of the text then discusses issues including the sporting body, participation and socialisation into sport, the hidden curriculum, critical pedagogy, and sport and the media. Laker discusses in depth gender, race and ethnicity, class, and equality, and he looks at sport and the media, and the involvement of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415235945
SKU
V9780415235945
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Ref
99-2
About Anthony Laker
Anthony Laker is Degree Director in Physical Education in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University in the USA.
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