Sports and Society

Contents: 1. Sports as a social institution. 2. Sport and social change. 3. Sports men and their fans. 4. Racism and sport. 5. Race-linked psychological factors. 6. Women and sport. 7. Sport economics. 8. Amateur sport. 9. New directions in sport. 10. Interscholastic sport. 11. Leadership in sport. 12. Sport as a means of integration, assimilation and status.

"The analysis of sport justifies two general conclusion: (1) That the patterned behaviour and the expressed beliefs of persons fulfilling various roles within the institution of sport are importantly determined by and can be generally understood within the context of enduring values indigenous to society; and (ii) that conflict and incongruities between societal values and between discrepant role demands generate adaptional problems for incumbents in sports roles, resulting in their placing a heightened emphasis upon some values while covertly minimizing or only perfunctorily recognizing the significance of others.

The present book Sports and Society is aimed at closing the gap in our knowledge and understanding of what is, sociologically speaking perhaps the most ignored of our institutions.

All the essential aspects of sport sociology are discussed briefly in the present book which is integrated and enhance into twelve comprehensive chapters containing all the relevant informations pertaining sport sociology. This book will be useful for physical educators, students and those indulge in the field of sport." (jacket)