2012, ISBN: 9780857255891

" A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies... Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theo… More...

" A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies... Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could certainly be used in conjunction with more detailed books, and, to guide students through more complex academic texts. Students have certainly appreciated Beedie&apos s efforts to help them apply sociological rigour to analysing their sporting worlds, identities and experiences." - Geoffery Kohe, Worcester University" This should be highly useful for any sports studies students who are encountering the sociology of sport for the first time, even those who have previously studied sociology." - Alison Cain, Hertfordshire UniversitySociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject&apos s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study. Sport Sociology: " A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies... Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could certainly be used in conjunction with more detailed books, and, to guide students through more complex academic texts. Students have certainly appreciated Beedie&apos s efforts to help them apply sociological rigour to analysing their sporting worlds, identities and experiences." - Geoffery Kohe, Worcester University" This should be highly useful for any sports studies students who are encountering the sociology of sport for the first time, even those who have previously studied sociology." - Alison Cain, Hertfordshire UniversitySociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject&apos s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study., SAGE Publications<

2012, ISBN: 9780857255891

A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies. Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, an… More...

A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies. Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could. A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies. Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could certainly be used in conjunction with more detailed books, and, to guide students through more complex academic texts. Students have certainly appreciated Beedie's efforts to help them apply sociological rigour to analysing their sporting worlds, identities and experiences."- Geoffery Kohe, Worcester University"This should be highly useful for any sports studies students who are encountering the sociology of sport for the first time, even those who have previously studied sociology."- Alison Cain, Hertfordshire UniversitySociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject's core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study. eBooks, Home and Garden~~Sports & outdoor recreation~~Sports training & coaching, Sport Sociology~~EBook~~9780857255891~~Peter Craig, Paul Beedie, , Sport Sociology, , 9780857255891, SAGE Publications, 05/24/2010, , , , SAGE Publications<

ISBN: 9780857255891

A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies. Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, an… More...

A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies. Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could certainly be used in conjunction with more detailed books, and, to guide students through more complex academic texts. Students have certainly appreciated Beedie's efforts to help them apply sociological rigour to analysing their sporting worlds, identities and experiences."- Geoffery Kohe, Worcester University"This should be highly useful for any sports studies students who are encountering the sociology of sport for the first time, even those who have previously studied sociology."- Alison Cain, Hertfordshire UniversitySociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject's core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study. eBooks Home and Garden~~Sports & outdoor recreation~~Sports training & coaching Sport Sociology~~EBook~~9780857255891~~Peter Craig, Paul Beedie Sport Sociology<

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