Sociology: sport and leisure

The definitive look at England's epic Euro 2020 journey!

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Germany has one of the liveliest and well-developed punk scenes in the world.

By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'.

By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'.

Scholars in leisure studies have amassed an impressive record of knowledge bearing on the social worlds of diverse serious pursuits, yet this sphere of modern life still needs a coherent statement about what social worlds consist of, what they do, and where they fit in social theory.

Scholars in leisure studies have amassed an impressive record of knowledge bearing on the social worlds of diverse serious pursuits, yet this sphere of modern life still needs a coherent statement about what social worlds consist of, what they do, and where they fit in social theory.

Ever since his dad died in a shock accident, thirteen-year-old Gabe's world has been turned upside-down and back to front.

Public awareness of and sensitivity to questions of pain, risk and injury in sport is more acute than ever before.

Public awareness of and sensitivity to questions of pain, risk and injury in sport is more acute than ever before.

Taking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusion from our hyper-regulated cities.

Taking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusion from our hyper-regulated cities.

At a timewhen the public discussion of mental illness in society is reaching a highpoint, athletes and other sports insiders remain curiously silent about theirprivate battles with a range of mental illnesses.

At a timewhen the public discussion of mental illness in society is reaching a highpoint, athletes and other sports insiders remain curiously silent about theirprivate battles with a range of mental illnesses.

In this tenth and celebratory volume in the Research in the Sociology of Sport series, ten recognized and influential sport scholars from around the world reflect on their respective academic journeys.

Norman Douglas was born in Thuringen, Austria on 8th December 1868.

In this tenth and celebratory volume in the Research in the Sociology of Sport series, ten recognized and influential sport scholars from around the world reflect on their respective academic journeys.

Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide.

Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide.

The Sociology of Sport has grown since its inception in the late 1950s and has become robust, and diverse.

Coaches always thought that N'Golo Kante was too small and too shy to make it in the world of football.

At the age of ten, Serge Gnabry was wanted by some of the biggest football clubs in the world.

Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers of his generation - but his journey to the top wasn't always easy.

As a teenager, Kylian Mbappe was one of the best footballers on the planet.

It didn't always look as though Raheem Sterling would make it as a world-class player.

Quick, composed and physically dominant - Virgil van Dijk is the defender who has it all.

This team scores lots of goals.

This is the first book to focus on sports betting from a sociological perspective.

This book examines the lives, decisions and challenges faced by transnational sport migrants - those professionals working in the sports industry who cross borders as part of their professional lives.

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

In recent years, sport has attracted considerable attention as an effective means of combating such local and global issues as war and conflict, poverty, ethnic reconciliation, and gender conflicts.