This informative text focuses on the role of sport in U.S. and Canadian societies. The approach is sociological, analytical, and critical.
| ISBN | 0072552506 | | Part volume | With PowerWeb | | ISBN13 | 9780072552508 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 589 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Published in | London | | Format | Multimedia Item | | Height (mm) | 233 | | Publication date | 19 Jul 2002 | | Width (mm) | 185 | | DEWEY | 306.483 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 384 | |
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l The Sociological Analysis of Sport; 2 Social and Cultural Sources of the Rise of Sport in North America; 3 Sport and Societal Values; 4 Children and Sport; 5 Interscholastic Sport; 6 Intercollegiate Sport; 7 Social Problems and North American Sport: Violence, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, and Gambling; 8 Sport and Religion; 9 Sport and Politics; 10 Sport and the Economy; 11 Sport and the Mass Media; 12 Sport, Social Stratification, and Social Mobility; 13 Racial-Ethnic Minorities and Sport; 14 Gender in North American Sport: Continuity and Change; 15 Contemporary Trends and the Future of Sport in North America; Credits; Index