A sociological perspective of sport /

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Author / Creator:Leonard, Wilbert Marcellus
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:New York : Macmillan ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.
Description:xviii, 491 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1632950
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ISBN:0023698713
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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505 2 0 |g Ch. 1.  |t Introduction to the Sociology of Sport.  |t Some Brief Observations of the Social Significance of Sport.  |t Sport as a Concept.  |t Sport in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.  |t Sociological Theories of the Relationship Between Sport and Society --  |g Ch. 2.  |t A Brief History of American Sport.  |t 1600-1700.  |t 1700-1800.  |t 1800-1850.  |t 1850-1918.  |t 1919-Present.  |t Characteristics of Modern Sport.  |t How Sociological Theories Explain the Rise of Sport.  |t Industrialization, Urbanization, and Mass Communication.  |t A Brief Chronology of Sport Sociology --  |g Ch. 3.  |t Sport and Culture.  |t Culture.  |t Culture and Values.  |t Values in American Society.  |t Values in Sport.  |t Cross-Cultural Differences: Sport as a Mirror of Dominant Societal Values.  |t Sport Heroes Reflect Dominant Cultural Values.  |t Immortality via Sport --  |g Ch. 4.  |t Sport and Social Organization.  |t Levels of Social Organization: Interpersonal, Group, and Societal.  |t Sport Organizations as Associations.  |t Sport as a Social Institution.  |t Key Sociological Concepts for Understanding the Social Organization of Sport.  |t The Professional Athlete --  |g Ch. 5.  |t Sport and Socialization.  |t Socialization into Sport.  |t Socialization via Sport.  |t Organized Youth Sport Programs --  |g Ch. 6.  |t Sport and Social Deviance.  |t Structural Sources of Sport Deviance.  |t The Relativity of Social Deviance.  |t Eufunctions and Dysfunctions of Sport Deviance.  |t Theories of Social Deviance.  |t A Sociological Theory of Social Deviance: Anomie Theory.  |t Drugs in Sport.  |t Crime and the Athlete.  |t Violence in Sports --  |g Ch. 7.  |t Sport and Social Stratification.  |t Characteristics of Social Stratification.  |t Sport Stratification Is Social.  |t Sport Stratification Is Ancient.  |t Sport Stratification Is Ubiquitous.  |t Social Stratification Is Diverse.  |t Sport as a Social Mobility Mechanism.  |t Disengagement from Sport.  |t Social Stratification Has Sport Consequences.  |t Favorite Sports by Social Class.  |t Active Participation in Sports.  |t Attendance at Sport Events.  |t Sportsfan Index.  |t Life Chances --  |g Ch. 8.  |t Sport and Race.  |t The Meaning of Race.  |t A Brief History of Blacks in Professional and Amateur Sport.  |t Statistical Trends Documenting Blacks' Involvement in Sport.  |t Discrimination in Sport.  |t Performance Differentials.  |t Rewards and Authority Structures --  |g Ch. 9.  |t Sport and Gender.  |t The Social Organization of Gender in Society.  |t The Dynamic Relationship Between Sport and Gender.  |t Current Issues and Trends --  |g Ch. 10.  |t Sport and Education.  |t College Athletics.  |t Some Academic Considerations.  |t Organizational Deviance.  |t Reforming the College System.  |t Interscholastic Athletics --  |g Ch. 11.  |t Sport and Economics.  |t Emergence of Corporate Sport.  |t The Professional Sports Owner.  |t The Size and Profitability of the Professional Sport Industry: Determinants and Mechanisms.  |t The Financing of Sport Facilities.  |t The Costs of Ownership.  |t Sport as a Monopoly --  |g Ch. 12.  |t Sport and Politics.  |t The Olympics as a Case Study in Power Politics.  |t Politics at the State, National, and International Levels --  |g Ch. 13.  |t Sport and Religion.  |t Defining Religion.  |t Functions of Religion.  |t Characteristics of Institutionalized Religion.  |t Connections Between Religion and Sport.  |t Sport as Civil Religion.  |t Uses of Religious Practices in the World of Sport --  |g Ch. 14.  |t Sport and the Mass Media.  |t Popular Culture and Sport.  |t Functions of Media Sport.  |t The Print Media.  |t The Electronic Media: Broadcasting.  |t The Electronic Media: Television.  |t How Television Has Affected Sport.  |t The Economic Impact of Television and Sports.  |t Some Consequences of Television Sport Coverage.  |t Recent Television Sport Coverage.  |t Television Sportscasters and Sports Journalism.  |t The Future of Television and Sports --  |g Ch. 15.  |t Sport, Collective Behavior, and Social Change.  |t A Case Study of Collective Behavior in Sport.  |t Theories of Crowd Behavior.  |t Theories Explaining Sport Spectator Violence.  |t An Empirical Investigation of Violence in Sport and Society.  |t A Theory of Collective Behavior.  |t Social Movements in Sport.  |t Contemporary Social Movements in Sport --  |g Ch. 16.  |t A Brief Summary and Discussion.  |t Social Change.  |t Two Futuristic Sport Scenarios.  |t Department of Sports? 
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