Making Sense of Sports
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-34853-9
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 23rd June 2005
- Pages: 490
- Illustrations: 2 line figures, 3 half tones and 3 tables
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About the Book
Ellis Cashmore's unique, multidisciplinary introduction to sport studies is completely revised, updated and enhanced to reflect the changing character of contemporary sport. Among the questions addressed in this new fourth edition, Cashmore discusses:
* cyborgization - will the human body be re-designed to meet athletic needs just as cosmetic surgery has enabled the re-design of bodies to suit aesthetic preferences?
* nature or nurture - have advances in genetic science solved the age-old question of whether great athletes are born or made, and how does this affect our understanding of competition?
* masculinities - does masculine power still dominate and, if not, what does this reveal about men in sports?
Already established as a standard text, Cashmore's challenging approach to the study of sport is now updated to include new chapters on 'The Mind of the Athlete' (a probe into the psychological qualities and processes that separate winners from also-rans), and 'The Rise And Rise Of Celebrities' (investigating the rise of celebrity culture and its effect on the status of athletes).
Original and revealing, this updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive investigation into the changing character of sport, and is essential reading for undergraduates of sociology and sports studies.
Reviews
'Provides a thorough overview of issues that pervade the growing field of sports sociology ... it is a text that is to be strongly recommended.' - Sociology
Praise for a previous edition:
'Ellis Cashmore's text is a clear and eloquent outline of many of the important areas in the broad field of sports sociology ... an original, interesting and timely interpretation of a fast-moving field of academic study.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Naturals 3. Built For Action 4. Animal Origins 5. The Hunt For Reasons 6. In The Mind 7. Sports Emasculated 8. Control Of The Body 9. Behind On Points 10. Champs And Cheats 11. Not For The Fainthearted 12. Representing The Challenge 13. A Match Made In Heaven 14. At The Business End 15. The [Nike Logo] That Conquered The World 16. Buying Into Celebrity Culture 17. Same Rules, Different Game 18. Tomorrow's Game. Bibliography. Name And Subject Index. Title Index