Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Sport, Medicine and Health: The medicalization of sport?
1st Edition
By Dominic Malcolm
June 20, 2018
The relationship between sport, medicine and health in our society is becoming increasingly complex. This important and timely study explores this relationship through an analysis of changing political economies, altered perceptions of the body and science’s developing contribution to the human ...
The International Olympic Committee, Law, and Accountability
1st Edition
By Ryan Gauthier
June 14, 2018
The Olympic Games is unquestionably the largest and most important sporting event in the world. Yet who exactly is accountable for its successes and failures? This book examines the legitimacy and accountability of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This non-governmental organisation wields...
Human–Animal Relationships in Equestrian Sport and Leisure
1st Edition
By Katherine Dashper
March 26, 2018
Riding, training and caring for horses are visceral experiences that require the immersion of both body and mind. This book provides an in-depth understanding of human–horse relationships and interactions as embodied in equestrian sport and leisure. As a closely focused ethnographic study of the ...
Sexual Abuse in Youth Sport: A sociocultural analysis
1st Edition
By Michael J. Hartill
February 13, 2018
Cases of sport-related child sexual abuse have received increasing news coverage in recent years. This book documents and evaluates this important issue through a critical investigation of the research and theory on sexual violence and child sex offending that has emerged over the past thirty years...
Football, Culture and Power
1st Edition
Edited
By David J. Leonard, Kimberly B. George, Wade Davis
January 29, 2018
What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violence for the participants of this sport and for the entertainment culture in which it exists? This book brings together scholars and sport commentators to...
Success and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games
1st Edition
By Danyel Reiche
December 21, 2017
The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the greatest sporting event in the world, with over 200 countries competing for success. This important new study of the Olympics investigates why some countries are more successful than others. Which factors determine their failure or success? What is the ...
Designing the Olympics: Representation, Participation, Contestation
1st Edition
By Jilly Traganou
November 22, 2017
Designing the Olympics claims that the Olympic Games provide opportunities to reflect on the relationship between design, national identity, and citizenship. The "Olympic design milieu" fans out from the construction of the Olympic city and the creation of emblems, mascots, and ceremonies, to the ...
Women and Sport in Latin America
1st Edition
Edited
By Rosa Lopez de D'Amico, Tansin Benn, Gertrud Pfister
November 20, 2017
This multidisciplinary book draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and history, to explore the diversity, challenges and achievements of Latin American women in sport. It offers an in-depth analysis of women’s sport in ten countries across Latin America, insights into the sport ...
Families, Young People, Physical Activity and Health: Critical Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Symeon Dagkas, Lisette Burrows
November 15, 2017
The family is an important site for the transmission of knowledge and cultural values. Amidst claims that young people are failing to follow health advice, dropping out of sport and at risk of an ever-expanding list of lifestyle diseases, families have become the target of government interventions....
Sport and Alcohol: An ethical perspective
1st Edition
By Carwyn Rh. Jones
October 12, 2017
Sport and alcohol have become inextricably linked. Alcohol companies provide funding, fans consume alcohol when watching, and players celebrate, bond and relax with alcohol. This critical analysis of the relationship between consumption of alcohol and participation in sport argues that sport has ...
Sport and the Social Significance of Pleasure
1st Edition
By Richard Pringle, Robert E. Rinehart, Jayne Caudwell
October 12, 2017
This innovative text's critical examination foregrounds the prime reason why so many people participate in or watch sport – pleasure. Although there has been a "turn" to emotions and affect within academia over the last two decades, it has been somewhat remiss that pleasure, as an integral aspect ...
British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry
1st Edition
By Daniel Kilvington
July 26, 2017
This book examines the exclusion of British Asians from the football industry, drawing on a wealth of empirical work with players, coaches, scouts, managers, fans, anti-racist organisations, community officers, and key stakeholders. It adopts a critical race theory (CRT) perspective to offer a ...