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A reference for sport sociologists, sociologists, and criminologists; a supplemental text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses relating to social deviance to sport.

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Author:   Michael Atkinson ,  Kevin Young
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint:   Human Kinetics
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9780736060424

ISBN 10:   0736060421
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   11 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Deviant Sport Conventions Chapter 1. The Normal and the Pathological in Sport The Pathological as Normal Sport Deviance as Tolerable Chapter 2. Sport, Deviancy Theory, and Sociological Research Traditional Strands of Sport Deviancy Theory How to Research Sport Deviance Moving Backward and Forward With Theory Part II. Deviant Sport Communities Chapter 3. Youth Tribes in Sport From Resistance Subcultures to Lifestyle Sports Le Parkour Theoretical Intersections Chapter 4. Animal Violence in Sport Animal Sports and Social Justice Greyhound Racing Changing Climates for Animal Sports Theoretical Intersections Part III. Deviant Athletic Bodies Chapter 5. Body Pathologies in Sport EPO in Professional Cycling Slimming as Self-Violence Technology and Disappearing Bodies Theoretical Intersections Chapter 6. Illness Narratives and Sport Narratives of Wounded Athletes Meeting Wounded Athletes Comeback Narratives Transgression Narratives Exit Narratives Theoretical Intersections Part IV. Mediating Sport Deviance Chapter 7. Criminal Violence in Sport Rink Rage and Criminal Justice Managing Hockey Deviance as a Total Institution Ice Hockey and the Ironies of Social Control Theoretical Intersections Chapter 8. Terror and Security in Sport Terrorism and the Olympic Games Terrorism and the 2002 Salt Lake City Games Security and Future Games Theoretical Intersections Chapter 9. Toward a Public Sociology of Sport Deviance Victimological and Political-Economic Perspectives Social Development Through Youth Sport Sport for Reducing Social Problems

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Michael Atkinson, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, UK. He has served on the editorial boards of Sociology of Sport Journal and Deviant Behavior Journal. Atkinson is a member of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and the International Society for the Sociology of Sport. In 2004, Atkinson was awarded the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's Aurora Award. He resides in Quorn. Kevin Young, PhD, is a professor in the department of sociology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. He has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Sport Journal, Soccer and Society, and Avante. Young has also served on the executive board of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and as vice president of the International Sociology of Sport Association. Young is editor of the book series Research in the Sociology of Sport. Young enjoys all sports, loves the outdoors, and is a passionate supporter of Liverpool Football Club. He resides in Calgary.

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