Sport in a Changing World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19904992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard L Nixon (corresponding author), Howard L II Nixon |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 424 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Sport in a Changing World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315631943 |
| OpenAlex | W650255557 |
| Open Library | OL51600583M |
| ISBN | 9781315631943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In a stressful, turbulent world, sports can be an escape from reality. Yet sport actually mirrors the issues and problems of our world today, bearing the imprint of powerful forces of social change. This book offers a sociological perspective for seeing and understanding the place of sport in society and how it is affected by big business and by demographic, cultural, organizational, economic, political, and technological change. Nixon's main focus is "big-time" commercialized and corporate sport, from Little League Baseball, Inc. to youth club sports, high school and college athletics, and professional and Olympic sports. He writes vividly of the making and unmaking of heroes and celebrities. Throughout he shows how the combined influence of networks of major sports organizations, media corporations, and corporate sponsors is shaping sport around the world
Deviance (statistics) · Globalization · Political science · Politics · Professional sport · Public relations · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · Sociology of sport · Sport management · Gender Studies · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Anthropology · Aspect sociologique · Cultural · Cultural Policy · Popular Culture · Public policy · Social aspects · sociological aspects · Sports
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2015 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |