The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society

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Lawrence A. Wenner (Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics, Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics, Loyola Marymount University)

The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Society

Lawrence A. Wenner (Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics, Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics, Loyola Marymount University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
18 February 2024

Social research & statistics; Sociology: sport & leisure; Sports & outdoor recreation

Series: OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES

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.

By: Lawrence A. Wenner (Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics Von der Ahe Professor of Communication and Ethics Loyola Marymount University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 252mm, Spine: 66mm
Weight: 2g
ISBN: 9780197519011
ISBN 10: 0197519016
Series: OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES
Pages: 1200
Publication Date: 18 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 *