SPORT AND MODERN SOCIAL THEORISTS: ED. BY RICHARD GIULIANOTTI

Sport and Modern Social Theorists is an innovative and exciting new collection. The chapters are written by leading social analysts of sport from across the world, and examine the contributions of major social theorists towards our critical understanding of modern sport. Social theorists under critical examination include Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Adorno, Gramsci, Habermas, Merton, C.Wright Mills, Goffman, Giddens, Elias, Bourdieu and Foucault. This book will appeal to students and scholars of sport studies, cultural studies, modern social theory, and to social scientists generally. This Is A Collection Of Essays Written By Leading Social Analysts That Examines The Contributions Of Major Social Theorists Towards An Understanding Of Modern Sport In Society. Introduction. Sport And Social Theorists : A Plurality Of Perspectives / Richard Giulianotti -- The Sportification Process : A Biographical Analysis Framed By The Work Of Marx, Weber, Durkheim And Freud / Alan G. Ingham -- Social Structure And Social Theory : The Intellectual Insights Of Robert K. Merton / John Loy And Douglas Booth -- Reclaiming Goffman : Erving Goffman's Influence On The Sociology Of Sport / Susan Birrell And Peter Donnelly -- Consciousness, Craft, Commitment : The Sociological Imagination Of C. Wright Mills / John Loy And Douglas Booth -- Theodor Adorno On Sport : The Jeu D'esprit Of Despair / David Inglis -- Antonio Gramsci : Sport, Hegemony And The National-popular / David Rowe -- Sport, Colonialism And Struggle : C.l.r. James And Cricket / Brian Stoddart -- Anthony Giddens : Structuration Theory, And Sport And Leisure / John Horne And David Jary -- Civilizing Games : Norbert Elias And The Sociology Of Sport / Richard Giulianotti -- Pierre Bourdieu And The Sociological Study Of Sport : Habitus, Capital And Field / Alan Tomlinson -- Habermas On Sports : Social Theory From A Moral Perspective / William J. Morgan -- Querying Sport Feminism : Personal Or Political? / Jennifer Hargreaves -- Michel Foucault : Studies Of Power And Sport / C.l. Cole, Michael D. Giardina And David L. Andrews -- The Fate Of Hyperreality : Jean Baudrillard And The Sociology Of Sport / Richard Giulianotti. Edited By Richard Giulianotti. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Sport and Social Theorists — A Plurality of Perspectives....Pages 1-9 The Sportification Process: A Biographical Analysis Framed by the Work of Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Freud....Pages 11-32 Social Structure and Social Theory: The Intellectual Insights of Robert K. Merton....Pages 33-47 Reclaiming Goffman: Erving Goffman’s Influence on the Sociology of Sport....Pages 49-64 Consciousness, Craft, Commitment: The Sociological Imagination of C. Wright Mills....Pages 65-80 Theodor Adorno on Sport: The Jeu D’Esprit of Despair ....Pages 81-95 Antonio Gramsci: Sport, Hegemony and the National-Popular....Pages 97-110 Sport, Colonialism and Struggle: C.L.R. James and Cricket....Pages 111-128 Anthony Giddens: Structuration Theory, and Sport and Leisure....Pages 129-144 Civilizing Games: Norbert Elias and the Sociology of Sport....Pages 145-160 Pierre Bourdieu and the Sociological Study of Sport: Habitus, Capital and Field....Pages 161-172 Habermas on Sports: Social Theory from a Moral Perspective....Pages 173-186 Querying Sport Feminism: Personal or Political?....Pages 187-205 Michel Foucault: Studies of Power and Sport....Pages 207-223 The Fate of Hyperreality: Jean Baudrillard and the Sociology of Sport....Pages 225-239 Back Matter....Pages 241-252 What did Marx have to say about sport? What contribution has or could Goffman's work make in our social understanding of sport and how can post-structuralists and postmodern positions be approached in this important sphere of social activity? In this innovative and exciting collection, the contributions of major social theorists towards our critical understanding of modern sport are brought together in a single volume. Contributions are provided by an international team of leading sports analysts and include: ʹ Classical theorists - Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Freud ʹ Marxist and critical theory strands - Adorno, Gramsci and Habermas ʹ North American theorists - Merton, Mills, Goffman ʹ Post-dualists approaches - Giddens, Elias, Bourdieu ʹ Postmodern and post-structuralist - Foucault and Baudrillard Students and researchers in sport studies will find an invaluable chapter-per-theorist overview of critical approaches, while social theorists will find a lively and accessible venue for developing and testing conceptual claims

this Innovative And Exciting New Collection Examines The Contributions Of Major Social Theorists Towards Our Critical Understanding Of Modern Sport. Written By Leading Social Analysts Of Sport From Across The World, The Chapters Include Critical Examinations Of Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Adorno, Gramsci, Habermas, Merton, C.wright Mills, Goffman, Giddens, Elias, Bourdieu And Foucault. This Book Will Appeal To Students And Scholars Of Sport Studies, Cultural Studies, Modern Social Theory, And To Social Scientists Generally.