Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of any civilised
social policy. In this meticulously revised and updated new edition
of his groundbreaking study, Sport and Social Exclusion, Mike
Collins has assembled a vast array of new evidence from a range of
global sources to demonstrate how the effects of social exclusion
are as evident in sport as they are in any area of society. The
book uses sport as an important sphere for critical reflection on
existing social policy and explores sport's role as a source of
initiatives for tackling exclusion. It examines key topics such as:
* What is meant by 'social exclusion' * How social exclusion
affects citizenship and the chance to play sport * How exclusion
from sport is linked to poverty, class, age, gender, ethnicity,
disability, and involvement in youth delinquency, and living in
towns or countryside * How exclusion is linked to concepts of
personal and communal social capital. It uses four revised and five
new major case studies as detailed illustrations, notably Be
Active, Birmingham, the national PE and Youth/School Sport
strategy, Positive Futures and Street Games. . Sport and Social
Exclusion features a wealth of original research data, including
new and previously unpublished material, as well as important new
studies of social exclusion policy and practice in the UK and
elsewhere. This revised edition surveys all the most important
changes in the policy landscape since first publication in 2002 and
explores the likely impact of the London Olympic Games on sport
policy in the UK. The book concludes with some typically forthright
commendations and critiques from the author regarding the success
of existing policies and the best way to tackle exclusion from
sport and society in the future. By relating current policy to new
research the book provides an essential guidebook for students,
academics and policy makers working in sport policy and
development."
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