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Sport, Exercise and Social Theory - An Introduction (Paperback, New)
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Sport, Exercise and Social Theory - An Introduction (Paperback, New)
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Why are sport and exercise important? What can the study of sport
and exercise tell us about wider society? Who holds the power in
creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses? It is
impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise
play in contemporary society without knowing a little social
theory. It is social theory that provides the vocabulary for our
study of society, that helps us ask the right critical questions
and that encourages us to look for the (real) story behind sport
and exercise. Sport, Exercise and Social Theory is a concise and
engaging introduction to the key theories that underpin the study
of sport, exercise and society, including feminism, post-modernism,
(Neo-)Marxism and the sociological imagination. Using vivid
examples and descriptions of sport-related events and exercise
practices, the book explains why social theories are important as
well as how to use them, giving students the tools to navigate with
confidence through any course in the sociology of sport and
exercise. This book shows how theory can be used to debunk many of
our traditional assumptions about sport and exercise and how they
can be a useful window through which to observe wider society.
Designed to be used by students who have never studied sociology
before, and including a whole chapter on the practical application
of social theory to their own study, it provides training in
critical thinking and helps students to develop intellectual skills
which will serve them throughout their professional and personal
lives.
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