Sport matters : sociological studies of sport, violence, and civilization

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. Sport Matters Offers A Comprehensive Introduction To The Study Of Modern Sport. It Covers A Wide Range Of Issues Including Why Modern Sport Developed First In England, The Role Of Sport In European Civilizing Processes, The Development Of Soccer As A World Game, Spectator Violence In The Uk, North America And The Rest Of The World, And The Increasing Commercialization And Professionalization Of Sport. It Also Addresses Issues Surrounding Gender And Sport, And Sport And Racial Stratification.--jacket. 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. Eric Dunning. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 249-269) And Index.

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.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of modern sport from a sociological perspective. It covers areas such as sport and the emotions, the commercialisation and professionalisation of sport and sport and gender