This book critically examines the ways in which sports contribute
to, or inhibit, social well-being, the directions these changes
take and the conditions necessary for sport to have beneficial
outcomes. The themes addressed in the book demonstrate the
diversity and versatility of the social impacts sport can
potentially achieve as well as the variable benefits of sport in
different social contexts. The contributions are focused around
four major themes: - Sport development and social change: intended
and unanticipated consequences - Empowerment and personal change
through sport - Sport participation, social inclusion and social
change - The impact of sport in society: historical and comparative
perspectives The volume constitutes the first scholarly attempt to
locate, compare and conceptualize the social impact of sport in
different local, national and international contexts. Through
international comparison and empirically grounded case studies the
book provides an important new departure in the study of the social
meanings of sport in society, linking themes and areas that have
previously been studied merely separately from one another. This
book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in
Society.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
2011 |
Editors: |
Ramon Spaaij
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
166 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-66113-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social institutions >
Leisure
|
LSN: |
0-415-66113-7 |
Barcode: |
9780415661133 |
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