Sociology of North American sport / D. Stanley Eitzen, George H. Sage
Imprint
Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2003
Edition
7th ed
Descript
xviii, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
The sociological analysis of sport -- Social and cultural sources of the rise of sport in North America -- Sport and societal values -- Children and sport -- Interscholastic sport -- Intercollegiate sport -- Social problems and North American sport : violence, substance abuse, eating disorders, and gambling -- Sport and religion -- Sport and politics -- Sport and the economy -- Sport and the mass media -- Sport, social stratification, and social mobility -- Racial-ethnic minorities and sport -- Gender in North American sport : continuity and change -- Contemporary trends and the future of sport in North America