Learning Culture through Sports Perspectives on Society and Organized Sports

Without a doubt, sports wield a weighty influence, especially on American youth, in today's culture. This influence, however, is rarely examined. Like the first edition, Learning Culture Through Sports, second edition, provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical venue to probe the sociological basis of this influence. The book is broken into sections that each deal with particular issues in sport: Youth and Sport; Gender and Sexuality in Sport; Race and Ethnicity in Sport; Sport, Media, and Big Business; and International Perspectives on Sport. These chapters present new and exciting avenues for exploring sport in our world by some of the leading experts in the field, allowing us to recognize its tremendous influence, both positive and negative, in our lives and in our world. This new edition also includes cutting edge research to examine contemporary issues and controversies surrounding sport today. By examining these issues from a multiple perspectives, the editors hope that this recognition will help us to change the game in positive ways.