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Author McPherson, Barry D.

Title The social significance of sport : an introduction to the sociology of sport / Barry D. McPherson, James E. Curtis, John W. Loy
Published Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics Books, [1989]
©1989

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Description xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction to sport, culture, and society -- Sport, socialization, and the family -- Sport, education, and youth groups -- Sport, law, and politics -- Sport and the economy -- Sport and the mass media -- Social class, socioeconomic status, and sport -- Race, ethnicity, and sport -- Gender, age, and sport -- Sport and subcultures -- Sport, collective behavior, and social movements
Analysis Education
Mass media
Social factor
Sociology
Sport
Subculture
United States
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographies
Subject Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
Sports -- Social aspects.
Sports -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
Author Curtis, James E.
Loy, John W.
LC no. 89001975
ISBN 0873222350
0873222725 (Instructors manual)