Early research on socialization and sport was typically grounded in widespread concerns
about who participated in sports, how they became involved, why they participated, and how …

Abstract does sport participation have an impact on social development/does it involve
special learning experiences/does it promote learning that carries over into spheres of …

Using existing critiques as a constructive foundation, the purpose of this paper is to extend
analyses of the malaise in sport socialization by suggesting two alternative approaches that …

Social Sciences in Sport presents discipline-specific knowledge in the social sciences,
which aids in understanding the problems and potential of contemporary sport practices and …

This review sketches some strengths and weaknesses in the subfield and its potential for
generating and testing theoretical frameworks. The analysis includes research on sport from …

In the article the author makes explicit the relationship between culture and socialization.
Much past work in sport socialization has ignored the impact and influence of culture on the …

In the decade or more since publication of the first edition of Understanding Sport, both sport
and wider global society have undergone profound change. In this fully updated, revised …

The reader is introduced to the social world of sport. Part one consists of five chapters that
consider how sport reflects other social institutions. The institutions considered are the …

Sixteen chapters are presented which emphasize sports and sport-related behaviours as
they occur in social and cultural contexts. The sixth edition of the book has had most …

Sociology of Sport and Social Theory presents current research perspectives from major
sport scholars and leading sociologists regarding issues germane to the sociology of sport …