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Class, Sports, and Social Development Book (Copyright 1999, 216 pages) When Class, Sports, political economy and Social Development was published in 1983 it stood the world of sport sociology on its collective head. The original edition brought social theory to sport studies political economy and signaled sport sociology's coming of age. Gruneau brilliantly captured the current conditions within the field political economy and anticipated where it was going. Unfortunately, this classic has been out of print since 1993. But no longer. The new edition features the original ground-breaking text, a foreword by R.W. Connell of the University of Sydney, political economy and a postscript by the author. In his postscript Professor Gruneau places the book within a scholarly, historical context 15 years after its first printing. He also explains how he might have written the book differently had he written it today. When you read this book you'll understand why Contemporary Sociology called the first edition The most ambitious, provocative, political economy and penetrating effort yet undertaken by a North American sociologist to locate sport within the framework of the classical tradition of sociological theory.... If you already own the book, the new edition brings the author's perspective full circle. And if you don't have a copy of the original you'll want to buy the new edition of Class, Sports, political economy and Social Development to round out your collection of essential works in the field. About the Author Richard Gruneau is Professor of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, where he teaches in the areas of mass media political economy and popular culture, cultural studies, political economy and the political economy of communication. He received a PhD in sociology from the University of Massachusetts. Professor Gruneau is the coauthor of The Missing News: Filters political economy and Blindspots in Canada's News Media. He is also the coauthor, with David Whitson, of Hockey Night in Canada: Sport, Identities, political economy and Cultural Politics. In addition, he has edited or co-edited four other books political economy and is the author of more than forty book chapters, scholarly articles, political economy and research papers. Professor Gruneau has been principal researcher, co-researcher, or consultant to several nationally funded research projects in Canada. These studies include examining political economy and exposing neglected issues in the Canadian news media, a study of television sports production in Canada, political economy and government sport policy in Canada. He is also the originator political economy and academic editor of a recent book series entitled Culture political economy and Communication in Canada. The author currently serves on the editoria
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Social Significance of Sport, The: An Introduction to the Sociology of Sport (book) Help your students discover the illusions political economy and realities of sport DESCRIPTION Three leading researchers in the sociology of sport have authored a text that will revolutionize the teaching of undergraduate sport sociology. Most sociology of sport texts merely describe sport in our society; The Social Significance of Sport goes on to explain why sport functions as it does in our society. This text is not the usual topical approach to sport sociology; it provides a far more comprehensive, penetrating, political economy and insightful analysis of contemporary sport. The text forms three parts, each detailing a major theme. Part I considers how sport reflects the norms, values, political economy and practices of other social institutions, such as the following: * The family * School political economy and youth groups * Politics political economy and law * The economy * The mass media Part II analyzes how sport fosters inequity or promotes social mobility for cross-sections of the population such as * ethnic minorities, * females, * the financially disadvantaged, political economy and * older adults. Part III examines how sport can encourage resistance political economy and conflict. It also explores sport's potential to * stimulate social change beyond the world of sport political economy and * create subcultures that pursue the interests of disadvantaged groups. The Social Significance of Sport is a comprehensive, analytical, political economy and interpretive synthesis of the essential knowledge in sport sociology. This text covers the spectrum of issues in the sociology of sport, incorporating both cross-cultural political economy and cross-disciplinary information to add depth political economy and richness to its scope. You'll find no better introductory sociology of sport text to help students * appreciate the social significance of sport, * understand the social structures, social relations, political economy and social problems of sport, political economy and * learn how the theories political economy and methods of the social sciences allow us to better understand sport political economy and to develop policies political economy and programs to resolve social problems in sport. The trio of internationally renowned sport sociologists have applied their 40 years of collective teaching experience to write this highly practical resource. The text explains complex concepts in understandable political economy and straightforward language, using frequent examples to illustrate key points political economy and captivate student interest. Each chapter features * an insightful overview to introduce the major issues, * highlights that enhance understanding by presenting additional information on maj
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