http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource ( xvii, 656 pages) : illustrations.
The sociology of sports: what is it and why study it? -- Producing knowledge about sports in society: how is knowledge produced in the sociology of sport? -- Sports and socialization: who plays and what happens to them? -- Organized youth sports: whose interests do they serve? -- Deviance in sports: is it out of control? -- Violence in sports: who suffers the consequences -- Gender and sports: is equity possible? -- Race and ethnicity: are they important in sports? -- Social class: do money and power matter in sports?
Jay Coakley, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.