Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, with Online Learning Center PowerWeb

Coakley, Jay

ISBN 10: 0072930357 / ISBN 13: 9780072930351

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sc, 2003

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Synopsis:

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

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. He is published in a wide range of journals and has edited several books including the forthcoming Handbook of Sport and Society with Eric Dunning for Sage Publications, and presented numerous papers around the wordl. He has seved 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies,...
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sc
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good