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Sport management : an exploration of the field and its value /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bowers, Matthew T. (Author), Dixon, Marlene A., 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana, Illinois : Sagamore Publishing, [2015]
Subjects:
Sports administration.
Sports > Social aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Matthew T. Bowers, Marlene A. Dixon
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword / David Shilbury
  • A challenge to why sport matters: managing sport for society / Laurence Chalip
  • Tracing the history of sport management as a professional field and academic discipline / Chad Seifried
  • Sport's role in positive socialization / Natalie Smith, B. Christine Green
  • Sport and health / Meghan Casey, Rochelle Elme
  • Sport's role in economic development / Marijke Taks, Laura Misener
  • Sport for community development / Alison Doherty, Kyle Rich
  • Sport and national identity: the good, the bad, and the future / Dusko Bogdanov, Bob Heere
  • Sociocultural legitimations in sport management: the role of sport in promoting racial diversity and inclusion / John N. Singer
  • Future horizons for sport management / Matthew T. Bowers, Marlene A. Dixon
  • Index.