Critical Issues in Football : A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game Hardback
Edited by Will (University of Waikato, New Zealand) Roberts, Stuart (Oxford Brookes University, UK) Whigham, Alex (Leeds Beckett University, UK) Culvin, Daniel (University of Liverpool, UK) Parnell
Part of the Critical Research in Football series
Hardback
Description
Showcasing some of the most important current research in football studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and sociology in helping us to better understand the world’s favourite sport. This book sheds critical new light on key issues in contemporary football, with each chapter using a different theoretical lens, drawing on the work of key thinkers from Elias and Foucault to Hall and Maffesoli.
It explores issues and topics central to the study of modern football, including homophobia, feminist-informed coaching practice, the racialised experiences of black professional footballers, the concussion crisis and the role of identity in online football communities.
It also looks ahead at the issues that are likely to define the research agenda in football studies in years to come. This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher with an interest in football, the sociology of sport, social theory or social issues in wider society.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:198 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and w
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:08/02/2023
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- ISBN:9781032183091
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:198 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and w
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:08/02/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032183091