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Description:Showcasing some of the most important current research in football studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and sociology in helping us to better understand the world's favourite sport.This book sheds critical new light on key issues in contemporary football, with each chapter using a different theoretical lens, drawing on the work of key thinkers from Elias and Foucault to Hall and Maffesoli. It explores issues and topics central to the study of modern football, including homophobia, feminist-informed coaching practice, the racialised experiences of black professional footballers, the concussion crisis and the role of identity in online football communities. It also looks ahead at the issues that are likely to define the research agenda in football studies in years to come.This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher with an interest in football, the sociology of sport, social theory or social issues in wider society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game. To get started finding Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 198

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2023

ISBN: 100083574X

Description: Showcasing some of the most important current research in football studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and sociology in helping us to better understand the world's favourite sport.This book sheds critical new light on key issues in contemporary football, with each chapter using a different theoretical lens, drawing on the work of key thinkers from Elias and Foucault to Hall and Maffesoli. It explores issues and topics central to the study of modern football, including homophobia, feminist-informed coaching practice, the racialised experiences of black professional footballers, the concussion crisis and the role of identity in online football communities. It also looks ahead at the issues that are likely to define the research agenda in football studies in years to come.This is fascinating reading for any student or researcher with an interest in football, the sociology of sport, social theory or social issues in wider society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game. To get started finding Critical Issues in Football: A Sociological Analysis of the Beautiful Game, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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