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This loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781492597131 |
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| Publisher: | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Publication date: | 12/11/2020 |
| Edition description: | Fourth Edition |
| Pages: | 464 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Ronald B. Woods, PhD, is an adjunct professor of health science and human performance at the University of Tampa. He was a professor of physical education and men’s tennis coach at West Chester University in Pennsylvania for 17 years and was inducted into their athletic Hall of Fame. He has more than 40 years of experience as a professor, coach, and sport administrator.
Woods also spent 20 years with the United States Tennis Association and was the first director of player development, a program that assisted in the development of top junior players into successful playing professionals. He was also honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame with their Educational Merit Award in 1996.
He has been honored by the United States Professional Tennis Association as National Coach of the Year in 1982 and named a Master Tennis Professional in 1984. A lifelong member of SHAPE America, Woods was a member of the U.S. Olympic Coaching Committee for eight years and the Coaches’ Commission of the International Tennis Federation.
Table of Contents
Part I. Studying Sports in SocietyChapter 1. Sport and How We Study It Sport Through the Ages Definition of Sport Study of Sport Research Methods in Sport Social Theories Current Status of Sport Sociology Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 2. Impact of Sport Participants and Sport Spectators Sport Participants Factors Affecting Sport Participation Trends in Sport Participation Sport Spectators Trends in Spectator Sports Marketing to Participants and Spectators Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 3. Impact of Sport Business, Management, and Media Sport and the Economy Ownership in Professional Sport Sport as Monopoly Recreational Sport as a Business Sports Management as a Profession Sport and Media Evolution Interplay of Sport and Media How Sport Affects the Media How Sport-Related Social Issues Affect the Media Ideology of Sport Through the Media Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsPart II. Sport as an InstitutionChapter 4. Youth Sport and Development Through Sport Organized Youth Sport History and Benefits of Youth Sport Current Status of Youth Sport Sponsors of Youth Sport Privatization of Youth Sport Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity Categories of Youth Sport Development Programs Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 5. Coaching and Leadership in Sport Influence of Coaches Status of Coaching Coaching at Different Levels of Sport Coaching Personality Coaching Leadership Styles Challenges for the Future of Coaching Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 6. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport Interscholastic Sport Intercollegiate Sport Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 7. International Sport and the Modern Olympic Games Globalization of Modern Sport U.S. Influence on World Sport The Olympics FIFA and the World Cup Athletes, Coaches, and Sport Labor Migration Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsPart III. Sport, Society, and CultureChapter 8. Sporting Behavior, Ethics, and Moral Behavior Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport Youth Attitudes Development of Moral and Ethical Values Moral Values Applied to Sport Moral Values Taught Through Sport Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 9. Race, Ethnicity, and Sport Classifications of Race and Ethnicity Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities Sport and Promoting Equality Minorities as Sport Leaders Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 10. Gender and Sport Gender Classification Women, Girls, and Sport Women and Sport Before Title IX Title IX Women and Sport After Title IX Social Issues in Women’s Sport Global Status of Women in Sport Barriers for Women in Sport Golden Age of Sport Reborn Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 11. Social Class and Sport Social Class Social Class and Sport Activity Control of Amateur and Professional Sport Class Mobility in Sport Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 12. Special Populations and Sport Americans with Disabilities Act American Disability Rights Movement Sport Participation for Athletes With a Physical Disability Sport Participation for Athletes With an Intellectual Disability Sport Participation for Older Athletes Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 13. Religion and Sport Religion and Sport in History Christian Influence on Sport Sport and Religions Other Than Christianity Use of Religion in Sport by Athletes Use of Sport by Athletes to Promote Religious Beliefs Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners Organizations Using Sport to Promote Religion Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools Conflict Between Sport and Religion Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 14. Government, Politics, and Sport Government Promotion of Physical Activity and Health Government in Sport Government Promotion of Identity and Unity Among Citizens Nationalism and Sport Sport and the Promotion of Social Values Politics Within Sport Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 15. Deviance, Doping, and Violence in Sport Underconformity vs. Overconformity Performance Enhancement Through Drugs Eating Disorders in Sport Hazing in Sport Gambling and Sport Emotion and Sport Aggression and Sport Violence in Sport Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsChapter 16. Future Trends in Sport Social Trends Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport Effects of Social Changes Effects of Spectatorship Data Analytics and Technology Effects of Electronic Media Environmental Sustainability Will Sport Change? Who Will Lead the Way? Who Will Fight for Change? Chapter Summary Discussion QuestionsWhat People are Saying About This
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“This accessible volume will be a useful resource for those new to the many domains of sport.”
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