Sport has come to have an increasingly large impact on daily life and commerce across the globe. From mega-events, such as the World Cup or Super Bowl, to the early socialization of children into sport, the study of sport and society has developed as a distinctly wide-ranging scholarly enterprise, centered in sociology, sport studies, and cultural, media, and gender studies. In The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society, Lawrence Wenner brings together contributions from the world's leading scholars on sport and society to create the premier comprehensive and interdisciplinary reference for scholars and students looking to understand key areas of inquiry about the role and impacts of sport in contemporary culture. The Handbook offers penetrating analyses of the key ways that today's outsized sport is integrated into the lives of both athletes and fans and increasingly shapes the social fabric and cultural logics across the world. Featuring 85 leading international scholars, the volume is organized into six sections: society and values, enterprise and capital, participation and cultures, lifespan and careers, inclusion and exclusion, and spectator engagement and media. To aid comprehension and comparison, each chapter opens with a brief introduction to the area of research and features a common organizational scheme with three main sections of key issues, approaches, and debates to guide scholars and students to what is currently most important in the study of each area. Written at an accessible level and offering rich resources to further study each topic, this handbook is an essential resource for scholars and students as well as general readers who wish to understand the growing social, cultural, political, and economic influences of sport in society and our everyday lives.
About the Editor About the Contributors Foreword Jay Coakley Introduction 1. Sport, Society, and Scholarly Inquiry Lawrence A. Wenner Part I. Society and Values 2. Sport, Values, and Character Sigmund Loland 3. Sport, Ideology, and Power Ben Carrington 4. Sport, Policy, and Politics Michael P. Sam 5. Sport, Nationalism, and National Identities Alan Bairner and Peizi Han 6. Sport, Diplomacy, and Rapprochement Stuart Murray 7. Sport, Militarism, and Signification Michael L. Butterworth 8. Sport, Law, and Ethics Adam Epstein 9. Sport, Religion, and Beliefs Andrew Parker and Nick J. Watson Part II. Enterprise and Capital 10. Sport, Globalization, and Glocalization Adam S. Beissel and David L. Andrews 11. Sport, Spectacle, and Mega-Events John Horne 12. Sport, Olympic Ideals, and Realities Alan Tomlinson 13. Sport, Corruption, and Fraud Lisa A. Kihl and Catherine Ordway 14. Sport, Cities, and Communities Daniel S. Mason 15. Sport, the Environment, and Geopolitics Toby Miller 16. Sport, Leadership, and Social Responsibility Emily S. Sparvero and Laurence Chalip 17. Sport, Economics, and Finance Bill Gerrard 18. Sport, Marketing, and Consumer Culture T. Bettina Cornwell 19. Sport, Tourism, and Social Impacts Heather J. Gibson and Sheranne Fairley Part III. Participation and Cultures 20. Sport, Health, and Well-Being Parissa Safai 21. Sport, Aggressive Play, and Violence Kevin Young 22. Sport, Injury and Medical Intervention Dominic Malcolm and Emma Pullen 23. Sport, Science, and Technology Mary G. McDonald and Jennifer J. Sterling 24. Sport, Drugs, and Doping Paul Dimeo and April Henning 25. Sport, Alcohol, and Ritual Catherine Palmer 26, Sport, Coaching, and Performance Jim Denison and Zoë Avner 27. Sport, Emotion, and Engagement Paul A. Potrac, Brian T. Gearity, Adam J. Nichol, and Edward T. Hall 28. Sport, Child Maltreatment, and Sexual Violence Michael J. Hartill 29. Sport, Scandals, and Social Morality David Rowe and Catherine Palmer 30. Sport, Social Movements, and Athlete Activism Douglas Hartmann 31. Sport, Animals, and Humans Michael Atkinson and Kass Gibson Part IV. Lifespan and Careers 32. Sport, Children, and Socialization Ken Green, Sharon Wheeler, and Patrick Foss Johansen 33. Sport, Youth, and Elite Development Andy Smith 34. Sport, Education, and Opportunity Richard Bailey and Iva Glibo 35. Sport, Social Mobility, and Elite Athletes Ramón Spaaij and Suzanne Ryder 36. Sport, Labor, and Migration Gyozo Molnár 37. Sport, Athletic Careers, and Retirement Martin Roderick and Lauren M. Kamperman 38. Sport, Aging, and Adaptation Elizabeth C.J. Pike, Elspeth J. Mathie, and Daniel D. Buckley 39. Sport, Lifestyle, and Alternate Pathways Holly Thorpe and Guillaume Dumont Part V. Inclusion and Exclusion 40. Sport, Social Inclusion, and Development Emma Sherry and Katherine Raw 41. Sport, Social Exclusion, and Discrimination Ruth Jeanes and Ryan Lucas 42. Sport, Race, and Ethnicity Daryl Adair 43. Sport, Indigeneity, and Native Identities Tara Keegan and Jennifer Guiliano 44. Sport, Bodily Ideals, and Obesity Pirkko Markula 45. Sport, Disability, and Inclusion Ian Brittain and Matej Christiaens 46. Sport, Masculinities, and Heteronormativity Rory Magrath and Eric Anderson 47. Sport, Femininities, and Heteronormativity Cheryl Cooky 48. Sport, Transgender Athletes, and Non-Binary Experience Travers Part VI. Spectator Engagement and Media 49. Sport, Heroes, and Celebrities Barry Smart 50. Sport, Spectatorship, and Fandom Kevin Dixon 51. Sport, Fan Violence, and Hooliganism John Williams 52. Sport, Gambling, and Match-Fixing Minhyeok Tak 53. Sport, Journalism, and Social Reproduction David Rowe and Raymond Boyle 54. Sport, Television, and Structuration Andrew C. Billings and Nicholas R. Buzzelli 55. Sport, Film, and the Cultural Imaginary Seán Crosson 56. Sport, Advertising, and Promotional Culture Steven J. Jackson 57. Sport, Digital Media, and Social Media Jimmy Sanderson
Lawrence A. Wenner is Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He was founding Editor of the research journal Communication & Sport, and former Editor-in-Chief of both the International Review for the Sociology of Sport and the Journal of Sport & Social Issues. With ten books and over 140 scholarly journal articles and book chapters, his work focuses on sport, media, gender, and commodity culture. His recent books include Sport, Media, and Mega-Events (with Andrew Billings).
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society
This compilation is a welcome addition to a long and growing list of such handbooks to focus on sport and society. * Richard Giulianotti, Loughborough University, idrottsforum.org *
