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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791456703321

Titolo

Learning culture through sports [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on society and organized sports / / edited by Sandra Spickard Prettyman and Brian Lampman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010

ISBN

1-4422-0632-2

9786612820618

1-282-82061-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (510 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PrettymanSandra Spickard <1957->

LampmanBrian <1973->

Disciplina

306.4/83

Soggetti

Sports - Social aspects - United States

Recreation - Social aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Like the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical venue by which to examine contemporary issues and controversies surrounding sport. This new edition includes a more global perspective, drawing upon recent issues in the world of sports in order to better understand how sport influences contemporary American society, both positively and negatively.