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Sport matters : sociological studies of sport, violence and civilization / Eric Dunning.

By: Dunning, Eric.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Description: ix, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0415064139 (hbk); 0415093783 (pbk).Subject(s): Sports -- Sociological aspects | Sports -- Cross-cultural studies | Violence in sportsDDC classification: 306.483
Contents:
Introduction: sport as a field of sociological enquiry -- On problems of the emotions in sport and leisure -- Sport in the western civilizing process -- Sport in space and time: trajectories of state formation and the early development of modern sport -- The development of soccer as a world game -- The dynamics of sports consumption -- Soccer hooliganism as a world social problem -- Sports crowd violence in North America -- Sport in the process of racial stratification: the case of the USA -- Sport, gender and civilization -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.483 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00075163
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

1999 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book Award

Sport Matters offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers such topics as the history of sport, the development of ideas of 'fair play', sport and the emotions, the professionalization of sport, race-relations and sport and sport and gender.
Unique in its cross-cultural analysis, it uses examples from around the globe, including sports spectator violence in North America, the growth of international soccer and the role of sport in the European identity.

Bibliography: (pages 257-269) and index.

Introduction: sport as a field of sociological enquiry -- On problems of the emotions in sport and leisure -- Sport in the western civilizing process -- Sport in space and time: trajectories of state formation and the early development of modern sport -- The development of soccer as a world game -- The dynamics of sports consumption -- Soccer hooliganism as a world social problem -- Sports crowd violence in North America -- Sport in the process of racial stratification: the case of the USA -- Sport, gender and civilization -- Conclusion.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Introduction: Sport as a Field of Sociological Enquiry
  • 1 On Problems of the Emotions in Sport and Leisure
  • 2 Sport in the Western Civilizing Process
  • 3 Sport in Space and Time: State-Formation and the Early Development of Modern Sport
  • 4 The Dynamics of Sports Consumption
  • 5 The Development of Soccer as a World Game
  • 6 Football Hooliganism as a World Social Problem
  • 7 Sports Crowd Violence in North America
  • 8 Sport in the Process of Racial Stratification: the Case of the USA
  • 9 Sport, Gender and Civilisation
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Sport Matters is the third book in a series (Quest For Excitement, CH Feb'87, and Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process, CH Nov'92) that has presented and explored a wide range of issues dealing with sociological inquiry into the arena of sport. The text traces the modern roots of sport, first in England and then on the Continent, where sport's role in the European civilizing process is examined. Dunning (emer. sociology, Univ. of Leicester) then turns his attention to the development of sport as a civilizing process in North America, offering a series of case studies to support the notion that sport is a crucial component of "mainstream" sociology. The text offers theoretical-empirical expressions and case studies revolving around sport consumption, emotion, violence, and racial and gender stratification, and Dunning demonstrates solid interconnections between sport as a social product and a reflection of society. The focus of this book and its well-referenced case study technique of using sports-related issues that take on a more global or cross-cultural perspective is a valuable contribution for those interested in the serious pursuit of sociological inquiry into the domain of sport. Upper-division undergraduates and above. M. L. Krotee; University of Minnesota

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