Reprint

Rethinking Sport and Social Issues

Edited by
February 2024
208 pages
  • ISBN978-3-7258-0022-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-7258-0021-6 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Rethinking Sport and Social Issues that was published in

Business & Economics
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary

This collection aims to emphasize the ever-changing nature of sport. In doing so, the reader is moved away from the traditional routes of organized and elite sport to consider how sport and other physical activities evolve and shift in response to and in anticipation of broader social changes. Included within are contributions stemming from the idea of “rethinking sport” that address the notion of training as part of cancer treatment, the development of informal and lifestyle sports, parkour activities in James Bond movies, and the phenomenon of Timbersports. This collection has a further specific focus on topics related to “social issues” and how sport may counter or create inequalities. This anthology includes chapters that engage in analyses of several of these topics, such as sexual abuse, drug abuse, health promotion programs, trauma-informed coaching, inclusion and exclusion mechanisms in gym culture, the long-term social impact of sport gentrification, and human rights and racialization in sport. Built on the work of established and emerging scholars, this collection includes research from a variety of disciplines including sociology, sport science, social work, cultural studies, gender studies, and more.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
sportification; work and play; Timbersports; technologization; indoorization; Got Talent; virtual reality; James Bond; parkour; surfing; Gilles Deleuze; Michel Foucault; control; discipline; sovereignty; movement; social change; athlete advocacy; social influence; public involvement; Black Lives Matter; racial justice; interpersonal persuasion; gym and fitness; gender; inclusiveness; architectural economy; opioids; drug use; drug testing; student-athletes; pain management; safe sport; abuse; sexual assault; governance; gentrification; human rights; social impact; sport mega-events; sustainable development; youth sport; lifestyle sports; sporting behavior; literature review; leisure sport; prostate cancer; physical activity; exercise programme; masculinity; body; trauma; trauma-informed coaching; deprivation; community; minority-ethnic; elderly; walking