Sport and Social Exclusion by Michael Collins

Sport and Social Exclusion by Michael Collins

Tackling social exclusion should be a central aim of social policy. This book demonstrates how the effects of social exclusion are as evident in sport as they are in any area of society. It examines topics such as: what we mean by 'social exclusion', and how social exclusion affects citizenship and the chance to play sport.

"This second edition of Sport and Social Exclusion (first published in 2002) provides a substantially updated, more topical survey of the major inclusivity/exclusivity issues that sport participants, administrators, coaches, and scholars faceCollins (Loughborough Univ., UK) neatly balances key concepts with examples and case studies to illustrate how now, perhaps more than ever before, sport practitioners should be mindful of organized sport's capacity to create both positive outcomes (emotional well-being, physical health, social inclusion) and negative outcomes (social divisions, exclusion, exploitation, violence, racism, sexism, ableism). This outcome-orientated book is a must read for those interested in counterbalancing sport studies' prevailing positivism with an approach that more critically interrogates sport as an important, yet certainly imperfect, cultural formation. Summing Up: Highly recommended" -J. Newman, Florida State University, CHOICE Reviews, May 2015

Mike Collins was a Senior Lecturer in Recreation Management at Loughborough University for over ten years before retiring. Prior to this, he was Head of Research Strategy and Planning at the Sports Council from its founding, and active in the Council of Europe and what is now the Countryside Recreation Network. He edited Examining Sports Development (Routledge, 2008). He is currently Professor of Sports Development at the University of Gloucestershire, and still active in the new Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity.

Tess Kay lectured at Loughborough and researched in women and youth sport; edited Fathering through Sport and Leisure ( Routledge, 2009), and is now Professor of Sport & Social Sciences at Brunel University, where she founded and directs the Centre for Sport Health and Wellbeing. She is co-authoring Localizing global sport for Development (2014, Bloomsbury)

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ISBN 13	9780415568814
ISBN 10	0415568811
Title	Sport and Social Exclusion
Author	Michael Collins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2014-06-16
Number of pages	338
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