Now in its tenth edition, Sociology of North American Sport offers a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective on sport in North American society. Bringing a unique viewpoint to the subject, George H. Sage and D. Stanley Eitzen analyze and, in turn, demythologize sport. This method promotes an understanding of how a sociological perspective differs from common sense perceptions about sport and society, helping students to understand sport in a new way.

Sociology of North American Sport

Politics & Social Sciences

Eitzen, D. Stanley

Sage, George H.

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Now in its eleventh edition, Sociology of North American Sport offers a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective on sport in North American society. Bringing a unique viewpoint to the subject, George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen, and Becky Beal analyze and, in turn, demythologize sport. This method promotes an understanding of how a sociological perspective differs from commonsense perceptions about sport and society, helping students to understand sport in a new way.

Beal, Becky

Sociology of Sport

About the Author\nD. Stanley Eitzen was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Colorado State University.\nGeorge H. Sage was Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Kinesiology at University of Northern Colorado.\nBecky Beal is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University-East Bay.\nMatthew Atencio is Professor of Kinesiology at California State University-East Bay and Co-Director of the Center for Sport and Social Justice.\nThis engaging, comprehensive textbook for sociology of sport courses takes a critical approach, focusing in particular on issues of power and inequality. By addressing questions such as "Are sports free of racism and sexism?" and "Who pays for, and who benefits from, sports?", students understand sport from a sociological perspective rather than as simply a spectator or participant.

Atencio, Matthew

This engaging, comprehensive textbook for sociology of sport courses takes a critical approach, focusing in particular on issues of power and inequality. By addressing questions such as "Are sports free of racism and sexism?" and "Who pays for, and who benefits from, sports?", students understand sport from a sociological perspective rather than as simply a spectator or participant.

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The authors are experienced text authors and former athletes and coaches. In Sociology of North American Sport, they bring a unique perspective to topics much on the minds of students, teachers, and young athletes. Sage and Eitzen offer a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective of sport in North American society. New to this Edition * More application of sociological approaches--functionalism, conflict theory, social interactionism, critical race theory--to specific chapter themes * Expanded coverage of Native Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other groups * Updated literature, statistics, and web resources throughout * Expanded or new discussions of: the use of new media (including Twitter) in sports, substance abuse, including young amateur athletes, the global economic recession and its impact throughout sports and the body and gender in amateur and professional sports and in the media

In Sociology of North American Sport, authors Sage and Eitzen--both former athletes and coaches--offer a compact yet comprehensive and integrated perspective on sport in North American society. Bringing a unique viewpoint to the subject, the authors analyze and, in turn, demythologize sport. This method promotes an understanding of how a sociological perspective differs from common-sense perceptions about sport and society, helping students to understand sport in a new way. New to This Edition * Offers an expanded explanation of sociological theories and their relevance to sport * Includes updated content and references on sports academies, the changing role of parents and coaches in youth sports, and youth sports as "traveling leagues" * Provides an updated analysis of the socioeconomics of sport * Examines significant developments in high school and intercollegiate sports--changes that make them more commercial and place increasing pressure and stress on coaches and athletes * Highlights recent trends in the social problems of sport, including violence, substance abuse, eating disorders, and gambling * Discuses new social media forms and their relevance to contemporary sport * Expands the focus on diversity, including additional information on Native Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other minority groups in relation to sport; recent opportunities for and achievements of minority and female athletes, coaches, and sports organizations; and the influence of globalization on promoting diversity * Features new "Thinking About Sport" boxes, tables and figures, and photos throughout, as well as updated web resources at the end of each chapter

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Solutions to Social Problems From the Top Down: The Role of Government

Sociology

Pearson

This text examines specific cases where states and cities are ahead of the federal government in providing solutions to social problems. States and cities are sometimes ahead of the federal government in providing solutions to social problems. The federal bureaucracy often prefers no change to change. Congress is sometimes paralyzed by party and ideological differences resulting in stagnation. In this vacuum, some states provide innovative programs to solve social problems that may be applicable at the federal level. This book examines specific examples of state and local initiatives to solve these representative social problems: undemocratic practices, poverty, inadequate wages for the working poor, unequal educational opportunity by class and race, the inadequate and inefficient health care system, the environmental crisis, and the decaying or inadeq

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Sociology of North American Sport

Sociology of North American Sport

Sociology of North American Sport

Sociology of Sport

Sociology of Sport

Sociology of North American Sport

Sociology of North American Sport

Solutions to Social Problems From the Top Down: The Role of Government

Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from State and Local Governments

Sociology of North American Sport