Sport, Health and Drugs: A Critical Sociological Perspective

Author:   Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK) ,  Andy Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780419251903


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 May 2000
Replaced By:   9780415431248
Format:   Hardback
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Sport may teach people how to win gracefully, but it may also teach them how to win at any cost, even if this involves violence or cheating. To understand the complex relationship between modern sport and other aspects of society, it is necessary to strip away our preconceptions of how sport ought to operate and to examine, in as detached a manner as possible, the way in which sport really operates. Particular issues examined include: sport, health and public policy; child abuse and sex abuse in sport; conflicts in the role of club medical staff in professional football; doping in sport; sports medicine and the development of performance enhancing drugs; and a case study of cycling and the 1998 Tour de France. Interview transcripts, case studies and press cuttings are used to ground theory into reality. Students and lecturers should find this a useful resource.

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Author:   Ivan Waddington (University of Chester, UK) ,  Andy Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780419251903


ISBN 10:   0419251901
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 May 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780415431248
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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