Sport, exercise and social theory : an introduction / Gyozo Molnar and John Kelly.

Why are sport and exercise important? What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society? Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses? It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise play in contemporary society without knowin...

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Main Author: Molnár, Gyözö
Other Authors: Kelly, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. C. Wright Mills and the sociological imagination
  • 3. Functionalist perspectives
  • 4. Marxist perspectives
  • 5. Cultural studies perspectives
  • 6. Symbolic interaction perspectives
  • 7. Process sociology : the civilising process
  • 8. Feminist perspectives
  • 9. Post-modern perspectives
  • 10. A guide to the craft of sociology.