Making Sense of Sports by Ellis Cashmore
Offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of sports that combines anthropology, biology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology with cultural and media studies. This book includes chapters on exercise culture and the moral climate of sports support.‘Provides a thorough overview of issues.. it is a text that is to be strongly recommended.’ – Sociology
‘Ellis Cashmore’s text is a clear and eloquent outline of many of the important areas in the broad field of sports sociology... an original, interesting and timely interpretation of a fast-moving field of academic study.’ – Times Higher Education Supplement
‘One of the strengths of Cashmore’s book is that he does not limit himself to one particular perspective... the multi-disciplinary approach to sports studies which is employed here is certainly an attractive and integrative alternative to the more traditional sub-disciplinary approach.’ – Culture, Sport, Society (USA)
Ellis Cashmore is Professor of Culture, Media and Sport at Staffordshire University's Faculty of Health. Prior to this he was Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampa, Florida, and Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Hong Kong. Previous publications include, Martin Scorsese's America (Polity Press, 2009), Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts (Routledge, 2008) and Celebrity/Culture (Routledge, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415552219 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415552214 |
| Title | Making Sense of Sports |
| Author | Ellis Cashmore |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 586 |
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