Sports Global Influence A Survey Of Society And Culture In The Context Of Sport

Author : Skye G. Arthur-Banning
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848883870
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports Global Influence: A Survey of Society and Culture in the Context of Sport written by Skye G. Arthur-Banning and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Todd Cleveland
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821446967
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports in Africa, Past and Present written by Todd Cleveland and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These groundbreaking essays demonstrate how Africans past and present have utilized sports to forge complex identities and shape Africa’s dynamic place in the world. Since the late nineteenth century, modern sports in Africa have both reflected and shaped cultural, social, political, economic, generational, and gender relations on the continent. Although colonial powers originally introduced European sports as a means of “civilizing” indigenous populations and upholding then current notions of racial hierarchies and “muscular Christianity,” Africans quickly appropriated these sporting practices to fulfill their own varied interests. This collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including women footballers in Nigeria, Kenya’s world-class long-distance runners, pitches and stadiums in communities large and small, fandom and pay-to-watch kiosks, the sporting diaspora, sports pedagogy, sports as resistance and as a means to forge identity, sports heritage, the impact of politics on sports, and sporting biography.

Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429846177
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Markets and Global Impact of Sports written by John Nauright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concept we use to explain the invasive and pervasive role of sport in global society and in each country around the world. From the origins of modern sports to today, sports have become more and more commercial, global, and universally understood as important parts of economies, cultures, and political debates. The 2018 thawing of relations on the Korean Peninsula, and between North Korea and the USA, can be attributed in part to the inclusive practices of the Winter Olympics; yet the Russian doping scandal and the ramifications from that suggest that a new Cold War in sport has emerged which is played out in social media as well as in diplomatic circles. Beyond the elite levels, however, sport is key to social identification and cultural capital building, and for social integration. Regardless of how we view sport, it is clear that it is a powerful social technology with the ability to transform society and influence political and economic debates. The chapters in this book were originally published in special issues in Sport in Society.

Author : Grant Jarvie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134401639
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport, Culture and Society written by Grant Jarvie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting, accessible introduction to the field of Sports Studies is the most comprehensive guide yet to the relationships between sport, culture and society. Taking an international perspective, Sport, Culture and Society provides students with the insight they need to think critically about the nature of sport, and includes: a clear and comprehensive structure unrivalled coverage of the history, culture, media, sociology, politics and anthropology of sport coverage of core topics and emerging areas extensive original research and new case study material. The book offers a full range of features to help guide students and lecturers, including essay topics, seminar questions, key definitions, extracts from primary sources, extensive case studies, and guides to further reading. Sport, Culture and Society represents both an important course resource for students of sport and also sets a new agenda for the social scientific study of sport.

Author : Ramón Spaaij
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415661133
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Impact of Sport written by Ramón Spaaij and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Author : Lincoln Allison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134281579
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Global Politics of Sport written by Lincoln Allison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport presents one of the most advanced cases of 'globalisation,' arguably because there are fewer cultural and political obstacles to the development of trade and international power in sport than there are in other fields. Thus there has been a change in the nature of the politics of sport since the end of the Cold War; the subject must be rewritten to acknowledge a twenty-first century world in which international sporting organisations and transnational corporations have become far more important than states. The Global Politics of Sport presents a range of essays examining the emerging global political issues in twenty-first century sport including: · The role, and power of organisations such as FIFA and the IOC · The influence of US exceptionalism · The construction of global sports heroes · Tensions developing within traditionally 'alternative' sports in a global commercial culture The Global Politics of Sport presents new and fresh exploration of different conceptions of sport as a purely commercial activity and as an activity as embodying 'higher' social and ethical values.

Author : James J. Zhang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429559372
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalized Sport Management in Diverse Cultural Contexts written by James J. Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross-cultural management is an important facet of the globalized sport industry. Sport managers must be skilled at working with individuals from diverse cultures and aware of the key issues affecting sport on a global level. This book brings together cutting-edge research from leading sport scholars from around the world, to illuminate some of those important issues and to demonstrate what cross-cultural management looks like in a sporting context. Presenting case studies from countries as diverse as the US, Brazil, Poland and Venezuela, and across a range of sports from football to basketball, the book presents new empirical material derived from a range of inquiry protocols, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It offers critical analyses of cross-cultural and managerial issues in key areas such as group cohesiveness, group communications, and misperception and misinterpretation. Making an important contribution to our understanding of both theory and practice in sport management, this book is fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner with an interest in global and international sport.

Author : Timothy Marjoribanks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0230356222
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sport and Society in the Global Age written by Timothy Marjoribanks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are sports influenced by their social context? Can sport influence the social world? And how is sport changing in our increasingly globalized society? This thought-provoking text explores these questions and introduces key debates in the sociology of sport. Uncovering the power dynamics within sport and bringing this everyday topic under a sociological lens, the book: - Explores hot topics and contemporary controversies, such as e-gaming, fan violence and sex testing - Examines the central role of technology and the media in how sport is consumed, represented and played - Discusses a wide range of thinkers, from Gramsci to Castells - Reflects on developments in sport at local, global and national levels With clearly explained theory and vibrant case examples, this text shows how we engage with sport in social, political, cultural and economic terms. It is an indispensable text for students across the social sciences studying sports.

Author : Joseph A. Maguire
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415252799
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Global Sport written by Joseph A. Maguire and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the key processes and structures that have underpinned the globalization of sport, from the emergence of a global sport power elite and the erosion of folk body cultures to the emphasis on the athlete as machine.

Author : Otmar Weiss
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004464719
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Sociology of Sport written by Otmar Weiss and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Sociology of Sport offers a comprehensive overview of topics, theories, definitions and results of sport sociological research and discussions. A unique approach to the social specificity of sport is outlined.