This important new study examines the changing place and meaning of lifestyle sports–
parkour, surfing, skateboarding, kite-surfing and others–and asks whether they continue to …

In May 2002 in a poll conducted by a 'teen'marketing firm in the USA, skateboarding star
Tony Hawk was voted the 'coolest big time athlete'ahead of 'mainstream'mega-sport …

This book offers a student-friendly introduction to the discipline of sport psychology. All the
key psychological issues in sport are explored, and difficult questions are raised: are …

Literatur Page 1 Literatur Abraham, Anke (2002): Der Körper im biographischen Kontext. Ein
wissenssoziologischer Beitrag. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag. Abraham, Anke (2006): Der …

This article examines the consumption of alternative sport's subcultural media. Our research
is situated in the context ofpost'CCCS subcultural research which has explored how the …

Feminist theorizing in the sociology of sport and physical culture has progressed through
ongoing and intense dialogue with an array of critical positions and voices in the social …

The acceptance of qualitative research in applied sport psychology is growing steadily, yet
there are continued calls for greater methodological diversity in this research. To this end …

The emergence and growth of the field: a personal account My own academic interest in
what I have termed lifestyle sports began back in the mid 1990s when I embarked on a Ph …

This article contributes to recent debates between supporters of the concept of hegemonic
masculinity, as exemplified by RW Connell, and a new generation of gender scholars, as to …

Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk is standing aboard a corporate jet on his way to a charity event
in Houston. In his hand is a Heineken and on the table in front of him is a platter overflowing …