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Sport is all around us. Yet few of us look critically at how it affects our lives--and even fewer look at how we as a society affect sport. Social Issues in Sport is an outstanding introduction to the multifaceted roles of sport and physical activity in society and the perfect tool for examining sport from a critical perspective. The text''s engaging writing style, full-color format, and sound learning tools make it accessible and effective at getting students involved in and excited about the material. A full array of instructor resources make this book a highly functional and enjoyable way for instructors to introduce this subject to their students.

While the book is solidly grounded in research, it does not dwell on theory. Social Issues in Sport is written to whet the appetite of students in sport management and sport studies for a deeper look at the issues, contradictions, and confusion that characterize our love-hate affair with sport. In Social Issues in Sport , students will find heavy emphasis on areas that other texts often overlook--including the role of coaches, importance of lifetime sport and fitness, sport in education, and sport for special populations such as the physically and mentally challenged and the elderly. As a result, students gain a complete view of what constitutes sport and physical activity and a firm grasp of the sociocultural considerations vital to their understanding of sport. Students are encouraged to see the sport world not only with their eyes wide open to the problems but also with an optimistic, encouraging view of its future.

Author Ronald Woods draws on a lifetime in sport as a participant, observer, fan, teacher, coach, administrator, and critic. His wide-lens view of sport helps students make sense of the world of sport and physical activity and, more important, apply it to their own personal and professional lives. Woods'' easy-to-comprehend distinction between sport for recreational participation, high performance, and spectating illuminates for students the profound differences in how sport can be viewed and challenges their thinking about their own roles as participants and spectators. Woods'' diverse background in sports gives him a unique perspective and allows him to write with a style and clarity that students will appreciate.

This full-color book is organized into four parts that reflect the presence of sports around us. Part I sets the stage for studying sport in society. Part II examines the scope and effect of sport on society. Part III explores sport as an institution and how it functions within other institutions such as schools, colleges, and the Olympic movement. Part IV focuses on the interaction between our society''s culture and sports.

In 19 chapters, the book enthusiastically invites students to explore many issues, such as how a participant, spectator, coach, and administrator may have differing views of sports; how to distinguish between different levels of play, games, and sport when assessing the role of sport; and what trends to expect in the future and how to be part of a positive development of sporting structures.

Social Issues in Sports contains the following features that encourage learning:

-An engaging writing style, rich with examples and pedagogical aids, gets students excited about and invested in the sporting world around them.

-Interesting sidebars include up-close profiles of significant people and organizations (In the Arena With), examples of how sport is viewed in the public (Pop Culture), and insights from those who study the subject extensively (Expert''s View).

-Activity Time-Outs, nicely integrated with the text, invite readers to recognize and assess the sociocultural issues that sport raises and apply the book''s concepts to their own lives.

-An instructor guide, test package, and presentation package provide instructors with tools and assignment ideas to ensure that students remain engaged.
Social Issues in Sport is an engaging, in-depth, and inspiring resource that will help students understand the value of sport and its limitations and equip them to make choices about the role sports will play in their lives.

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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Studying Sport in Society
• Chapter 1 What Is Sport and Why Do We Study It?
• Sport Through the Ages
• Definition of Sport
• Study of Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 2 How Do We Study Sport?
• Research Methods
• Social Theories
• Current Status of Sport Sociology
• Chapter Summary
• Part II Scope and Effect of Sport on Society
• Chapter 3 Participants Versus Spectators
• Sport Participants
• Factors Affecting Sport Participation
• Trends in Sport Participation
• Sport Spectators
• Trends in Spectator Sports
• Marketing to Participants and Spectators
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 4 Business of Sport
• Sport and the Economy
• Ownership of Professional Sports
• Sport As a Monopoly
• Collegiate Sports As Moneymakers
• Recreational Sport As a Business
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 5 Media and Sport
• Evolution of Sport Media
• Interplay of Sport and Media
• How Sport Affects the Media
• Ideology of Sport Through the Media
• Careers in Sport Media
• Chapter Summary
• Part III Sport As an Institution
• Chapter 6 Youth Sport
• History of Youth Sport
• Sponsors of Youth Sport
• Current Status of Youth Sport
• Organized Youth Sport
• Why Kids Play Sport
• Burnout in Youth Sport
• Reforms for Youth Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 7 Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport
• Interscholastic Sport
• Collegiate Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 8 International Sport
• Globalization of Modern Sport
• American Influence on World Sport
• Olympic Games
• Effect of Media on the Globalization of Sport
• Nationalism Versus Economics
• Athletes and Coaches As Migrant Workers
• Using Sports for Better World Understanding
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 9 Olympic Movement
• History of the Olympics
• Effect of the Olympic Games
• Nationalism and the Olympic Movement
• United States Olympic Committee
• Athlete Development
• Chapter Summary
• Part IV Sport and Culture
• Chapter 10 Sporting Behavior
• Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport
• Youth Attitudes
• Development of Moral Values
• Moral Values Applied to Sport
• Moral Values Taught Through Sport
• Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 11 Race, Ethnicity, and Sport
• Classifications of Race and Ethnicity
• Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• Sport and Promoting Equality
• Minorities As Sport Leaders
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 12 Women and Sport
• Historical Role of Women
• Women and Sport Before Title IX
• Title IX
• Women and Sport After Title IX
• Social Issues in Women's Sport
• Global Status of Women in Sport
• Barriers for Women in Sport
• Golden Age of Sports Reborn
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 13 Social Class and Sport
• Social Classes
• Social Class and Sport Activity
• Control of Amateur and Professional Sport
• Class Mobility in Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 14 Special Populations and Sport
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Sport Participation for Athletes with Physical Disabilities
• Sport Participation for Athletes with Mental Disabilities
• Sport Participation for Older Athletes
• Issues for Special Populations in Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 15 Religion and Sport
• Religion and Sport in History
• Christian Influence on Sport
• Sport and Religions Other than Christianity
• Use of Religion by Athletes
• Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners
• Using Sport to Promote Religion
• Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools
• Conflict Between Sport and Religion
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 16 Politics and Sport
• Government in Physical Activity and Health
• Government in Sport
• Government in Promoting Identity and Unity Among Citizens
• Nationalism and Sport
• Sport in Promoting Social Values
• Politics Within Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 17 Deviance and Sport
• Rule Breaking
• Emotion and Deviant Behavior
• Violence in Sport
• Performance Enhancement Through Drugs
• Eating Disorders in Sport
• Hazing in Sport
• Gambling and Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 18 Coaching Sport
• Influence of Coaches
• Status of Coaching
• Coaching at Different Levels of Sport
• Coaching Personality
• Challenges for the Future of Coaching
• Chapter Summary
• Chapter 19 Future Trends in Sport
• Social Trends
• Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport
• Effects of Social Changes
• Effects of Spectatorship
• Effects of Technology
• Effects of the Electronic Media
• Will Sport Change?
• Chapter Summary
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Author

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CHOICE Review

Though he does not go into depth about theory--this is not a book for courses in sport sociology--Woods (adjunct, Univ. of South Florida) provides a volume that will establish a framework for understanding larger concerns in sport. Each of the book's 19 chapters sets the stage for addressing a particular major issue and then provides in-depth discussion and expert views, highlights the ways popular culture has explored the topic, and offers activities that will get students to engage more fully with issues addressed. Some sections of the textbook--for this is more a textbook than a secondary resource--could have been more carefully referenced, but Woods does a good job of presenting multiple viewpoints on the topics he covers. This accessible volume will be a useful resource for those new to the many domains of sport. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. L. J. Burton University of Connecticut

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Ronald B. Woods, PhD, is an award-winning performance coach with Human Performance Institute, a consultant to the United States Tennis Association, and an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida. He has 40 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and administrator of sports.

Previously, he spent 20 years with the United States Tennis Association. He was named the first director of player development of a program that assisted in the development of top junior players into touring professional players--including Pete Sampras, Venus and Serena Williams, and Jennifer Capriati. In 1996, the International Tennis Hall of Fame awarded him the Educational Merit Award.

He was honored by the United States Professional Tennis Association as National Coach of the Year in 1982 and named a Master Professional in 1984. He is a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Dance and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Coaching Committee for eight years. He received his PhD from Temple University.