The sociology of sport and physical education : an introductory reader / edited by Anthony Laker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Culture, education and sport / Anthony Laker -- Theoretical background / John Evans and Brian Davies -- Methodological issues in research / Matthew Curtner-Smith -- Femininity, masculinity and difference : what's wrong with a sarong? / Barbara Humberstone -- The social construction of the body in physical education and sport / David Kirk -- Race, ethnicity and sport / Bob Chappell -- Equality, equity and inclusion in physical education and school sport / Dawn Penney -- Socialisation and participation in sport / Sandra A. Stroot -- The hidden curriculum and the changing nature of teachers' work / Gareth Nutt and Gill Clarke -- Critical pedagogy : what might it look like and why does it matter? / Doune Macdonald -- Political involvement in sport, physical education and recreation / Barrie Houlihan -- Global sport and global mass media / George Sage.

This undergraduate text, written by writers, lecturers and academics in the field, covers the key issues in the field of sociology of sport and physical education. The first section of the text covers the importance of sport in culture, its theoretical background and methodological issues in research. The main body of the book then discusses issues including: gender, the sporting body, race and ethnicity, class, discrimination and stratification, equality, participation and socialization into sport, the hidden curriculum, critical pedagogy, the globalization of sport, sport and the media, and political involvement in physical education, sport and recreation.

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