Sport, Leisure and Social Relations (RLE Sports Studies) [Hardcover]

When this book was first published the study of sport had been largely neglected by sociologists. The contributions to this volume bring the sports field, the leisure centre and everyday leisure activities to a more central position within the sociological enterprise. Whether amateur or professional, sport contributes to wider relations of power, privilege and domination and this debate represents an important phase in the sociology of sport and leisure.

Introduction: The Sociology Analysis of Sport and Leisure John Horne, David Jary andAlan Tomlinson 1. The Changing Work/Leisure balance in Britain: 1961-1984 Jonathan Gershuny andSally Jones 2. Men and Women at Play: Gender, Life Cycle and Leisure Joan Smith 3. The Figurational Sociology of Sport and Leisure of Elias and Dunning: An Exposition and a Critique John Horneand David Jary4. Leisure, Symbolic Power and the Life Course Mike Featherstone5. The Body, Sport and Power Relations John Hargreaves6. Boys Muscle In Where Angels Fear to Tread  Girls Sub-Cultures and Physical Activities Sheila Scraton7. The Exploitation of Disadvantage: The Occupational Sub-Culture of the Boxer John Sugden8.The Politics of Womens Leisure Rosemary Deem 9. Leisure, the State and Collective Consumption Dave Whitson

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