Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies (Int'l Ed) (Asia Higher Education Health and Human Performance Physical Education/Exercise Science) - Softcover

Coakley Professor Of Sociology, Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071086218 ISBN 13: 9780071086219

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Asia, 2014

Synopsis

Sports in Society is the definitive text for the sport sociology course. Taking a global, issues-oriented approach to the study of the role of sport in society, this text encourages the discussion of current sports-related controversies and helps students develop critical thinking skills.

About this title

Product Description:

SPORTS IN SOCIETY: ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

About the Author:

Jay Coakley is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He received his Ph.D and M.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Sociology and received his B.A. from Regis College (Denver). He is published in a wide range of journals and has edited several books including the Handbook of Sports Studies with Eric Dunning for Sage Publications, and given many presentations around the world. He has served on the editorial board for the Sociology of Sport Journal where he was editor for many years. He is currently on the editorial board of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Asia
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0071086218
• ISBN 13: 9780071086219
• Binding: Paperback