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Running, Identity and Meaning - The Pursuit of Distinction Through Sport (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,895
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Running, Identity and Meaning - The Pursuit of Distinction Through Sport (Hardcover): Neil Baxter, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Running, Identity and Meaning - The Pursuit of Distinction Through Sport (Hardcover)

Neil Baxter, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Series: Emerald Studies in Sport and Gender

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Over the last forty years, running has grown from a niche sport for a handful of committed club athletes into one of the Western world's most popular pastimes. In Running, Identity and Meaning, Neil Baxter asks: What kinds of people have been drawn to running in such numbers? What do they seek from the sport? And what does running's popularity tell us about ourselves and the society we live in today? Delving into the great paradox of running: that despite its low cost of entry and inclusive ethos, the sport remains riven by inequalities, Baxter showcases how gender, class, age and ethnicity influence whether and how different groups participate in the sport, and explores its role in the reproduction of social structure and the search for distinction. By considering running simultaneously as a technique of self-cultivation, a social field in which forms of capital and status are at stake, and an important source of meaning and identity for millions of people across the world, this book equips readers to understand the many diverse links between the sport, society, and individual identities.

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Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Emerald Studies in Sport and Gender
Release date: June 2021
First published: 2021
Authors: Neil Baxter • Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-1-80043-367-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > Sports psychology
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > General
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LSN: 1-80043-367-0
Barcode: 9781800433670

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