Sport and Leisure in Social Thought

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-415-07703-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

This much needed book examines all of the major traditions of social thought to clearly show their influence in our understanding of sport and leisure.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jarvie, Grant

Maguire, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Sport- und Freizeitindustrie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport: Politik, Ökonomie, Ökologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 Functionalism, solidarity and social stratification; Chapter 2 Interpretative sociology: Rationalisation, cultural pessimism and the search for meaning; Chapter 3 Beyond conventional pluralism; Chapter 4 Classical Marxism, political economy and beyond; Chapter 5 Culture as a war of position and a way of life; Chapter 6 Figurations, power and civilising processes; Chapter 7 Feminist thought and the boundaries of sisterhood; Chapter 8 Fields of power, habitus and distinction; Chapter 9 Beyond modernity and the problems of postmodernism; Chapter 10 Dependency and globalisation: Sport, leisure and global processes; Index;

Über Autor(innen)

Grant Jarvie is Professor of Sport and Leisure Research at Heriot-Watt University,
Joseph Maguire is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University.