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  • Social Issues in Canadian Sport

    Edited by Marty Clark, William Bridel ...
    Study the role, impact, and influence of sport in Canada.As an introductory text, Social Issues in Canadian Sport encourages students to use critical thinking in analyzing the historical, current, and future trends of sport in Canada. It explores the world of sport through the lens of social theory, sociological concepts, and the reproduction of and resistance to social norms and values in and ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

  • Competitive Junior Golf in America

    A Physical Cultural Study

    by Ryan King-White, Matthew Hawzen, Marty Clark ...
    Series series Social Justice and Equity in Contemporary Sport
    This book offers a critical, interdisciplinary exploration of junior golf in twenty-first century America, positioning it as a rich site for examining broader questions about identity, access, culture, and power within youth sport.Drawing from sport sociology, cultural studies, and sport management, the authors interrogate how structures of race, class, gender, and institutional governance shape ... Read more

    $115.89 CAD

  • Collaborative Parish Leadership

    Contexts, Models, Theology

    by Daniel Gast, Reinhard Feiter, Mary Froehle, Peter Gilmour, Andreas Henkelmann, Brett C. Hoover, Graciela Sonntag, Elfriede Wedam, Bryan T. Froehle, William A. Clark0, Marti R. Jewell2, Robert J. Schreiter3 ...
    These essays explore team-based parish leadership theologically, sociologically, and pastorally in a variety of cultures and circumstances. The result is an extended conversation, both practical and deeply reflective, emerging from the collaboration of theologians, social researchers, organizational development specialists, and pastoral ministers.Collaborative Parish Leadership draws on the ... Read more

    $123.99 CAD

  • Called Out but Safe

    A Baseball Umpire's Journey

    by Al Clark, Dan Schlossberg ...
    If an umpire could steal the show in a Major League game, Al Clark might well have been the one to do it. Tough but fair, in his thirty years as a professional umpire he took on some of baseball’s great umpire baiters, such as Earl Weaver, Billy Martin, and Dick Williams, while ejecting any number of the game’s elite—once tearing a hamstring in the process. He was the first Jewish umpire in ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport

    Edited by Ellen Staurowsky, Algerian Hart ...
    As the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion continues to be of growing importance across all businesses, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sport provides a comprehensive examination of DEI issues across the sport industry. This text’s emphasis on application and critical thinking will guide students in developing their ability to effectively lead sport organizations of all kinds with vision ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity

    by Katherine M. Jamieson, Maureen M. Smith ...
    Series series Fundamentals of Sport/Exer Sci
    Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity presents information on sociology of sport to prepare readers for advanced study or practice in the field. A quick professional reference and an excellent resource for students, this text offers insights into this exciting field, explores the impact of sport in society, and examines careers in sport and physical activity that can benefit ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity

    Edited by Robert Pitter, David L. Andrews, Joshua I. Newman ...
    Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity explores the intersections between modern physical activity and society. The text surpasses the scope of sociological texts that focus solely on sports, covering a broad range of physical activities such as fitness, dance, weightlifting, and others. The authors emphasize the promotion of healthy individuals and a healthy body in the many movement ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Sport, Social Media, and Digital Technology

    Sociological Approaches

    Edited by Jimmy Sanderson ...
    Series Book 15 - Research in the Sociology of Sport
    Social media and digital technologies have become significant forces in the sport industry. From athletes and fans interacting via social media and video games, sport organizations integrating these technologies into marketing and public relations functions, to coaches and athletic trainers using digital technology to monitor athletes’ biometric information, these technologies are pervasive in ... Read more

    $135.99 CAD

  • Playing through Pain

    The Violent Consequences of Capitalist Sport

    by Daniel Sailofsky ...
    For many fans and casual observers, professional sports and violence are deeply connected. Violence on the field has real consequences for players, notably in the form of life-altering injuries from concussions. Off the field, in the last several decades, scores of athletes have committed violent acts, from domestic abuse and sexual assault to animal abuse and murder. Beyond athletes, sport also ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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  • Sport and Violence Against Women

    Research, Theory, and Policy

    by Leah Oldham, Martin D. Schwartz, Walter S. DeKeseredy ...
    Sport and Violence Against Women offers an incisive examination of violence against women in the world of athletics.Drawing on decades of award-winning sociological research, authors Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz, and Leah Oldham provide an accessible yet rigorous analysis that bridges empirical evidence, theoretical frameworks, and policy considerations. The book confronts urgent ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • No Slam Dunk

    Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change

    by Cheryl Cooky, Michela Musto, Lauren Rauscher, Marko Begovic, Carole Oglesby, Don Sabo, Marjorie Snyder, Suzel Bozada-Deas, Shari Dworkin, Ranissa Dycus, Faye Linda Wachs, Michael A. Messner ...
    Series series Critical Issues in Sport and Society
    In just a few decades, sport has undergone a radical gender transformation. However, Cheryl Cooky and Michael A. Messner suggest that the progress toward gender equity in sports is far from complete. The continuing barriers to full and equal participation for young people, the far lower pay for most elite-level women athletes, and the continuing dearth of fair and equal media coverage all ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Beer and Circus

    How Big-Time College Sports Is Crippling Undergraduate Education

    by Murray Sperber ...
    Beer and Circus presents a no-holds-barred examination of the troubled relationship between college sports and higher education from a leading authority on the subject.Murray Sperber turns common perceptions about big-time college athletics inside out. He shows, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD