Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego.

Table of Contents


Preface

¿1.¿The Sociology of Sport

¿2.¿Social Theory and Sport

¿3.¿A Brief History of Sport

¿4.¿The Impact of Sport on Culture

¿5.¿Socialization and Sport

¿6.¿Youth Sports

¿7.¿High School and College Sports

¿8.¿Deviance in Sport

¿9.¿Violence in Sport

10.¿Gender and Sport

11.¿Race and Ethnicity in Sport

12.¿Economics and Sport

13.¿Politics and Sport

14.¿Religion and Sport

15.¿The Media and Sport

16.¿Sportsmanship and Why We Love Sports

Bibliography

Index

This third edition takes a fresh approach to the study of sport, presenting key concepts such as socialization, race, ethnicity, gender, economics, religion, politics, deviance, violence, school sports and sportsmanship. While providing a critical examination of athletics, this text also highlights many of sports' positive features. This new edition includes significantly updated statistics, data and information along with updated popular culture references and real-world examples. Newly explored is the impact of several major world events that have left lasting effects on the sports realm, including a global pandemic (SARS-CoV-2, or Covid-19) and social movements like Black Lives Matter and Me Too. Another new topic is the "pay for play" movement, wherein college athletes demanded greater compensation and, at the very least, the right to profit from their own names, images and likenesses.