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This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and
match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in
football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an
insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment,
retention and development processes of match officials from across
the global sports industry. Using an evidence-based approach, the
book examines why abuse occurs, the operational environments in
which match officials operate, and underlying issues and trends
that cut across sports and therefore can be linked to wider
societal trends. It challenges global sport policy and discusses
the development of an inclusive, cohesive and facilitative
environment for match officials, players, coaches and spectators to
ensure the future provision of global sport. Referees, Match
Officials and Abuse is an invaluable resource for all students,
scholars and national governing bodies of sport with an interest in
match officials, sports governance, sport policy, sport management
and the sociology of sport.
Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various
ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its
history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion,
unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division,
exclusion and discrimination. A Sociology of Football in a Global
Context examines the historical, political, economic, social and
cultural complexities of the game across Europe, Africa, Asia and
North and South America. It analyses the key developments and
sociological debates within football through a topic-based approach
that concentrates on the history of football and its global
diffusion; the role of violence; the global governance of the game
by FIFA; race, racism and whiteness; gender and homophobia; the
changing nature of fans; the media and football's financial
revolution; the transformation of players into global celebrities;
and the growth of football leagues across the world. Using a range
of examples from all over the world, each chapter highlights the
different social and cultural changes football has seen, most
notably since the 1990s, when its relationship with the mass media
and other transnational networks became more important and
financially lucrative.
This book explores issues related to the abuse of referees and
match officials in sport. Drawing on original empirical research in
football, rugby union, rugby league and cricket, it provides an
insight into the complexities involved in the recruitment,
retention and development processes of match officials from across
the global sports industry. Using an evidence-based approach, the
book examines why abuse occurs, the operational environments in
which match officials operate, and underlying issues and trends
that cut across sports and therefore can be linked to wider
societal trends. It challenges global sport policy and discusses
the development of an inclusive, cohesive and facilitative
environment for match officials, players, coaches and spectators to
ensure the future provision of global sport. Referees, Match
Officials and Abuse is an invaluable resource for all students,
scholars and national governing bodies of sport with an interest in
match officials, sports governance, sport policy, sport management
and the sociology of sport.
The internet and digital technologies have transformed sport and
the way that we research sport, opening up new ways to analyse
sport organisations, fan communities, networks, athletes, the
media, and other key stakeholders in the field. This engaging and
innovative book offers a complete introduction to online research
methods in sport studies, guiding the reader through the entire
research process, and bringing that process to life with
sport-related cases and examples. Covering both qualitative and
quantitative methods, the book introduces key topics such as
generating a research idea, implementing the research design,
maintaining good ethical standards, and collecting, analysing and
presenting data. It explains how to conduct online surveys, online
interviews, and online ethnography in practice, and every chapter
contains individual and group activities to encourage the reader to
engage with real online research, as well as further reading
suggestions to help them develop their knowledge. Online Research
Methods in Sport Studies is essential reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, academics, and researchers with an interest
in sport studies, and is a useful reference for practitioners
working in sport or sport media who want to improve their
professional research skills.
The internet and digital technologies have transformed sport and
the way that we research sport, opening up new ways to analyse
sport organisations, fan communities, networks, athletes, the
media, and other key stakeholders in the field. This engaging and
innovative book offers a complete introduction to online research
methods in sport studies, guiding the reader through the entire
research process, and bringing that process to life with
sport-related cases and examples. Covering both qualitative and
quantitative methods, the book introduces key topics such as
generating a research idea, implementing the research design,
maintaining good ethical standards, and collecting, analysing and
presenting data. It explains how to conduct online surveys, online
interviews, and online ethnography in practice, and every chapter
contains individual and group activities to encourage the reader to
engage with real online research, as well as further reading
suggestions to help them develop their knowledge. Online Research
Methods in Sport Studies is essential reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, academics, and researchers with an interest
in sport studies, and is a useful reference for practitioners
working in sport or sport media who want to improve their
professional research skills.
Over the past two decades there has been a rapid transformation of
masculinities in the West, largely facilitated by a decline in
cultural homophobia. The significant changes in the expression of
masculinity, particularly among younger generations of men, have
been particularly evident in men's team sports, which have become
an increasingly diverse and inclusive culture. Drawing upon work
from a wide range of established and emerging international
scholars, this handbook provides a comprehensive and
interdisciplinary analysis of the contemporary relationship between
masculinity and sport. It covers a range of areas including
history, media, gender, sexuality, race, violence, and fandom,
considering how they impact a range of different sports across the
world. Students and scholars across many disciplines will find the
unparalleled overview provided by these specially commissioned
chapters an invaluable resource.
Over the past two decades there has been a rapid transformation of
masculinities in the West, largely facilitated by a decline in
cultural homophobia. The significant changes in the expression of
masculinity, particularly among younger generations of men, have
been particularly evident in men's team sports, which have become
an increasingly diverse and inclusive culture. Drawing upon work
from a wide range of established and emerging international
scholars, this handbook provides a comprehensive and
interdisciplinary analysis of the contemporary relationship between
masculinity and sport. It covers a range of areas including
history, media, gender, sexuality, race, violence, and fandom,
considering how they impact a range of different sports across the
world. Students and scholars across many disciplines will find the
unparalleled overview provided by these specially commissioned
chapters an invaluable resource.
This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore
the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe
and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address
pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination,
'home,' ticketing, name changes, 'ownership,' and broader leftist
politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical
framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the
different social and cultural changes English and European football
has undergone, often over a very short period of time.
This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore
the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe
and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address
pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination,
'home,' ticketing, name changes, 'ownership,' and broader leftist
politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical
framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the
different social and cultural changes English and European football
has undergone, often over a very short period of time.
Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various
ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its
history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion,
unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division,
exclusion and discrimination. A Sociology of Football in a Global
Context examines the historical, political, economic, social and
cultural complexities of the game across Europe, Africa, Asia and
North and South America. It analyses the key developments and
sociological debates within football through a topic-based approach
that concentrates on the history of football and its global
diffusion; the role of violence; the global governance of the game
by FIFA; race, racism and whiteness; gender and homophobia; the
changing nature of fans; the media and football's financial
revolution; the transformation of players into global celebrities;
and the growth of football leagues across the world. Using a range
of examples from all over the world, each chapter highlights the
different social and cultural changes football has seen, most
notably since the 1990s, when its relationship with the mass media
and other transnational networks became more important and
financially lucrative.
Screens have been with us since the eighteenth century, though we
became accustomed to staring at them only after the appearance of
film and television in the twentieth century. But there was nothing
in film or TV that prepared us for the revolution wrought by the
combination of screens and the internet. Society has been
transformed and this book asks how and with what consequences?
Screen Society's conclusions are based on an original research
project conducted by scholars in the UK and Australia. The
researchers designed their own research platform and elicited the
thoughts and opinions of nearly 2000 participants, to draw together
insights of today's society as seen by users of smartphones,
tablets and computers - what the authors call Screenagers. The book
issues challenges to accepted wisdom on many of the so-called
problems associated with our persistent use of screen devices,
including screen addiction, trolling, gaming and gambling.
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