Reflections on sociology of sport : ten questions, ten scholars, ten perspectives

In this tenth and celebratory volume in the Research in the Sociology of Sport series, ten recognized and influential sport scholars from around the world reflect on their respective academic journeys. They each address ten salient questions summarizing their career and their view of the current and...

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Other Authors Young, Kevin, 1959- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
SeriesResearch in the sociology of sport ; v.10.
Subjects
Sports > Sociological aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781787146426
9781787430013
ISSN1476-2854 ;
DOI10.1108/S1476-2854201710
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 179 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Prelims
  • Stories from an academic life: reflections on being/doing/thinking/teaching in sociology of sport
  • The sociology of sport in service of humanity
  • The sociology of sport as a career and academic discipline
  • Navigating 'In-Betweenness' in studying sport in society
  • Personal reflections on the past, present and future of sociology of sport
  • Why studying sport matters: one woman's perspective as a sport sociology scholar
  • My journey: personal reflections on a sociological craft
  • Caribbean sport sociology: the ongoing journey
  • The sociology of the taste for sociology of sport
  • Approaching sport from historical and sociological perspectives: the life and work of a feminist scholar
  • Index.

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