Overview
""A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies... Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological concepts, methods, and theories, and, also offers useful examples and contextualised discussions that beginners to the realm of sociology will no doubt appreciate. Beedie has compiled for students a good companion text that could certainly be used in conjunction with more detailed books, and, to guide students through more complex academic texts. Students have certainly appreciated Beedie′s efforts to help them apply sociological rigour to analysing their sporting worlds, identities and experiences."" - Geoffery Kohe, Worcester University ""This should be highly useful for any sports studies students who are encountering the sociology of sport for the first time, even those who have previously studied sociology."" - Alison Cain, Hertfordshire University Sociology is central to the study of sport in higher education. This reader-friendly textbook introduces all of the subject’s core themes, such as power, diversity and mediation, and relates them to major contemporary social issues such as commercialisation and globalisation. Special emphasis is given throughout to examples drawn from the UK and to the significance of the 2012 Olympics. Theoretical explanation is fully supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study.
Full Product Details
Author: Paul Beedie ,
Peter Craig
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint: Learning Matters Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.10cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.630kg
ISBN: 9781844454648
ISBN 10: 1844454649
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 24 May 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9781473919488
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Extremely well written and easily accessible text. Perfect for undergraduate students - (Lecturer, University of Portsmouth)
Author Information
Paul Beedie is Principal Lecturer in the School of PE and Sport Science at the University of Bedfordshire. His PhD came out of a fascination with the sociology of adventure, and his publications, scholarly activity and teaching all reflect this theme. Paul is currently subject leader for the socio-cultural staff in the School and involved in a range of professional developments including curriculum development and research productivity. Peter Craig is Principal Lecturer in the School of PE and Sport Science at the University of Bedfordshire, where he has acquired extensive experience of teaching and course development. He is currently the programme leader for Sport, Media and Culture. Peter is also a researcher and has published widely on sport sociology. In addition to his academic work, he coaches basketball and athletics.
