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Table of Contents

Introduction: Making the Case for the Social Sciences of Sport, Exercise, and Health

The Sport Ethic and the Natural Sciences

Proposing a Human Development Model

Part I. Identity: Definitions, Development, and the Individual

Chapter 1. History of Sport

Wray Vamplew, PhD

Relationships With Other Disciplines

Core Concepts

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings

Key Debates

Summary

Chapter 2. Philosophy of Sport

Sigmund Loland, PhD, and Michael McNamee, PhD

Historical Overview of the Discipline

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Key Debates

Future Directions

Summary

Chapter 3. Psychology of Sport

David Lavallee, PhD, John Kremer, PhD, and Aidan Moran, PhD

Core Concepts

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings

Key Debates

Summary

Part II. Community: Place, Space, Image, and the Social

Chapter 4. Anthropology of Sport

Alan Klein, PhD

Foundations in Sociocultural Anthropology

Post-1970: The Athletic El Dorado and the Anthropologists Who Seek Him

Looking Outward

Summary

Chapter 5. Sociology of Sport

Joseph Maguire, PhD

Historical Development and Core Concepts

Main Theoretical Perspectives

A Sociological Account of Sport: Critical Findings

Future Directions and Key Debates

Summary

Chapter 6. Geography of Sport

Christopher Gaffney, PhD

Historical Trajectory of the Geography of Sport

Core Concepts

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Key Debates and Critical Findings

Future Directions

Summary

Chapter 7. Media Studies and Sport

David Rowe, PhD

Historical Connections and Questions in Media Studies

Understanding Media: Core Concepts

Media Powers and Routines: Main Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings and Key Debates in Sport and Media

Conclusion: Sport and Media Studies in Transition

Part III. Capital: Wealth, Power, and Resources

Chapter 8. Economics and Sport

Stefan Szymanski, PhD

Professional League Model: Theory and Policy

Productivity Studies

Economic Impact: Measurement, Theory, and Policy

Sport, Physical Activity, and Well-Being

Illustrations of Economic Issues

Conclusions

Chapter 9. Political Science and Sport

Jonathan Grix, PhD

Core Concepts in Political Science

Study of Sport and Politics

Research Paradigms and Theoretical Perspectives in Political Science

Applying Political Science and Sport: The Governance of Sport and the Politics of Mega-Events

Summary

Chapter 10. International Relations and Sport

Roger Levermore, PhD, and Aaron Beacom, PhD

Core Concepts and Main Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings and Key Debates

Summary

Part IV. Governance: Regulation, Organization, and Implementation

Chapter 11. Sport and the Law

Deborah Healey, LLB, LLM (Hons)

The Global Organization and Regulation of Sport

Overview: The Place of Law in Sport

Are the Courts Always Interested in Sport?

Governance

Aspects of Industry Self-Regulation in Sport

Summary

Chapter 12. Sport and Social Policy

Ramón Spaaij, PhD

Discipline of Social Policy: A Historical Overview

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Key Concepts

Key Debates

Summary

Chapter 13. Sport and Management Studies

Lucie Thibault, PhD

Sport as a Unique Industry

Historical Overview

Core Concepts

Main Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings

Key Debates

Summary

Chapter 14. Sport and Education

Dawn Penney, PhD

Core Concepts

Theoretical Perspectives

Critical Findings

Key Debates

Summary

About the Author

Joseph Maguire, PhD, is a professor of sociology of sport in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. He is a past president of both the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) and International Sociological Association Research Committee 27 (Sociology of Sport). He is on the executive board of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education and has acted as an assessor for the Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship Scheme. He has served on scientific committees for the World Congress of Sociology and has presented papers at the American Sociological Association, British Sociological Association, and World Congresses in Sociology and the Sociology of Sport. He is a member of the ESRC Peer Review College. His recent publications include the single-authored text Reflections on Process Sociology and Sport: Walking the Line and the coedited texts Sport Across Asia: Politics, Cultures, and Identities and Sport and Migration: Borders, Boundaries and Crossings.

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