Reflections on Sociology of Sport

Kevin Young is Professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. His previous publications include Sporting Bodies, Damaged Selves; Deviance and Social Control in Sport; Sport, Violence and Society; Qualitative Research on Sport and Physical Culture; Sport, Social Development and Peace; and Sociology of Sport: A Global Subdiscipline in Review. He served two elected terms as Vice-President of the International Sociology of Sport Association and has won awards for his teaching.

• Chapter 1,Stories From An Academic Life: Reflections On Being/Doing/Thinking In Sociology Of Sport; Toni Bruce Chapter 2,The Sociology Of Sport In Service Of Humanity; Cora Burnett Chapter 3,The Sociology Of Sport As A Career And Academic Discipline; Jay Coakley Chapter 4,Navigating ‘In-Betweenness’ In Studying Sport In Society; Agnes Elling Chapter 5, Personal Reflections On The Past, Present And Future Of Sociology Of Sport; Steven J. Jackson Chapter 6,Why Studying Sport Matters: One Woman’s Perspective As A Sport Sociology Scholar;Mary Jo Kane Chapter 7, My Journey: Personal Reflections On A Sociological Craft; Joseph Maguire Chapter 8, Caribbean Sport Sociology: The Ongoing Journey; Roy Mccree Chapter 9, The Sociology Of The Taste For Sociology Of Sport; Fabien OhlChapter 10, Approaching Sport From Historical And Sociological Perspectives: The Life And Work Of A Feminist Scholar; Gertrud Pfister

For the second part of the two-volume celebration of the 50th anniversary of the series, 10 recognized and influential sociologists from around the world—five men and five women—reflect on their academic journeys through 10 questions about the themselves, about sport, about practicing sociology of sport, and about sociology of sport in the academy. Among their topics are the sociology of sport in service of humanity, navigating in-betweenness in studying sport in society, why studying sport matters: one women's perspective as a sport sociology scholar, Caribbean sport sociology: the ongoing journey, and the sociology of the taste for sociology of sport.