The sociology of sports coaching / / edited by Robyn L. Jones. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.07/7
• Soggetto topico: Coaching (Athletics); Sports - Sociological aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: JonesRobyn L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editors and contributors; Part I Background and context; 1 Introduction; Part II Sociological thinkers; 2 Erving Goffman: Interaction and impression management: Playing the coaching role; 3 Michel Foucault: Power and discourse: The 'loaded' language of coaching; 4 Pierre Bourdieu: A theory of (coaching) practice; 5 Arlie Russell Hochschild: The managed heart, feeling rules, and emotional labour: Coaching as an emotional endeavour; 6 Anthony Giddens: Acknowledging structure and individuality within coaching; 7 Niklas Luhmann: Coaching as communication ; 8 Etienne Wenger: Coaching and communities of practice9 Peter Blau: Exchange, reciprocity and dependency: How coaches and athletes rely on each other; 10 Jürgen Habermas: Communicative action, the system and the lifeworld: Critiquing social interaction in coaching; Part III Coaching and the social; 11 Power in coaching; 12 Social interaction in coaching; 13 Coach and athlete learning: A social approach; 14 Concluding thoughts and ways forward; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Sports coaching is a social activity. At its heart lies a complex interaction between coach and athlete played out within the context of sport, itself a socio-culturally defined set of practices. In this ground-breaking book, leading international coaching scholars and coaches argue that an understanding of sociology and social theory can help us better grasp the interactive nature of coaching and consequently assist in demystifying the mythical 'art' of the activity.The Sociology of Sports Coaching establishes an alternative conceptual framework from which to explore
• Titolo autorizzato: The sociology of sports coaching
• ISBN: 1-135-26006-0; 1-135-26007-9; 1-283-04525-7; 9786613045256; 0-203-86554-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458979003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II