Part I. Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Chapter 1. What Is Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity?
Sport and Physical Activity as Cultural Context
Origins and Key Movements
Functions of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Goals of the Field
The Short of It
Chapter 2. What Can I Do With Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity?
Advocates for Ethical and Humane Sports and Physical Activity
Allied Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Academic Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Building New Sociological Knowledge in Sport and Physical Activity
Techniques for Sociological Knowledge Construction
Thinking Beyond Sport
The Short of It
Part II. Building Blocks of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Chapter 3. Sport, Physical Activity, and the Major Spheres of Life
Seeing Social Life as Harmonious or Conflictual
Learning to See the Interdependence of Sport and Major Spheres of Life
The Short of It
Chapter 4. Body Projects in Sport and Physical Activity
The Physical Body as Cultural Artifact
Sociologists See Governing Structures for Embodiment and Body Projects
The Short of It
Chapter 5. Diversity, Difference, and Power in Sport and Physical Activity
Sport, Physical Activity, and Social Stratification
Systems of Power Are Not Individual Identities
Social Conditions Versus Individual Identities
The Short of It
Chapter 6. Sport and Physical Activity in National and International Unity
Linking Sport to the Nation
Sport and Nationalism
Sport and Globalization
Corporate Nationalism
The Short of It
Chapter 7. Sport and Physical Activity in Societal Change
Types of Social Change in Sport and Physical Activity
Sport Development and Sport for Development
The Process of Social Change
Four Stages of Social Movements
Sport and Physical Activity Advance Social Change
The Short of It
Epilogue: The Future of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity
Katherine M. Jamieson, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology and health science at California State University at Sacramento. Dr. Jamieson’s research interests include various issues related to sport, power, and social stratification. Her most current research involves transnational feminist and postcolonial analyses of physical culture. Dr. Jamieson is a regular reviewer for the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Courses regularly taught by Dr. Jamieson are Sport in Society: Race, Class, and Gender; Sport in Society: Global and Ethnic Relations; Qualitative Inquiry in Health and Human Performance; and Sport and Feminisms. Her research has been published in Sociology of Sport Journal; Journal of Sport and Social Issues; Avante; Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal; Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Reading Sport: Critical Essays on Power and Representation; and Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Sport.
Maureen M. Smith, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology and health science at California State University at Sacramento. Dr. Smith’s present research interests are examining racial issues in sport and material culture related to sport, specifically sport statues and monuments. She is the coauthor (with Rita Liberti) of (Re) PresentingWilma Rudolph (Syracuse University Press, 2015). Dr. Smith is a regular reviewer for the International Journal of the History of Sport. Courses regularly taught by Dr. Smith are Sociology of Sport, History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education, and Sport in Society. Her research has been published in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Journal of Sport History, Sport and Society, and International Journal of the History of Sport. Dr. Smith is a past president of the North American Society for Sport History.
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