This book examines the vocational socialisation processes that
young people must undertake in order to be offered a full time
contract by an English professional football club. Aspiring young
footballers often make speculative decisions about career choice
during the years which Ginsberg described as the 'fantasy period'.
This work looks at early career choice and also the factors that
influence an aspiring elite performer. After surveying recent
developments within professional football at youth level, a case
study of an English football league club draws upon documents,
interviews, privileged insider observation, and a sustained
qualitative and ethnographic study of the socialisation process
into the incipient occupational culture. The findings identify the
conditions of habitus for a professional footballer, the changing
dimensions to social class within the game and the effects recent
changes have had on clubs and young players hoping to enter
professional football as a career. This book should interest sports
academics and parents wishing to gain an in-depth understanding of
the English professional game at youth level.
General
Imprint: |
VDM Verlag
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
June 2009 |
First published: |
June 2009 |
Authors: |
Alan Sanders
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-15672-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
3-639-15672-2 |
Barcode: |
9783639156720 |
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