Sport and discrimination

by Kilvington, Daniel Price, John

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Title Statements

Full title :Sport and discrimination / edited by Daniel Kilvington, John Price.

Summary

Despite campaigns to educate and increase awareness, discrimination continues to be a deep-rooted problem in sport. This book provides an international, interdisciplinary and critical discussion of various forms of discrimination in sport today, with contributions from world-leading academics and high-profile campaigners. Divided into five sections, the book explores racism, sexism, homophobia, disability, and the role of media in both perpetuating and tackling discrimination across a variety of sports and sporting events around the world. Drawing on examples from football, rugby, cricket, tennis, climbing, the Olympics and the Paralympics, it offers a critical review of current debates and discusses the latest empirical research on the changing nature of discrimination in sport. Taking into account the experiences of athletes and coaches across all performance levels, it presents recommendations for further action and directions for future research. A timely and challenging study, "Sport and discrimination" is essential reading for all students and scholars of sports studies with an interest in the sociology of sport and the relationship between sport, society and the media.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (black and white)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781317272090, 1317272099, 9781317272106, 1317272102, 9781317272083, 1317272080, 9781315638799, 1315638797
oclc:ocn971253978
LC Classification:GV706.32
Dewey Decimal:796.089

Section 1. Sport and racism -- section 2. Sport and sexism -- section 3. Sport and homophobia -- section 4. Sport and ableism -- section 5. Sport, media and discrimination.