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. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. The Sociology of Sport2. Social Theory and Sport3. A Brief History of Sport4. The Impact of Sport on Culture5. Socialization and Sport6. Youth Sports7. High School and College Sports8. Deviance in Sport9. Violence in Sport10. Gender and Sport11. Race and Ethnicity in Sport12. Economics and Sport13. Politics and Sport14. Religion and Sport15. The Media and Sport16. Sportsmanship and Why We Love SportsBibliographyIndex

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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. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. The Sociology of Sport2. Social Theory and Sport3. A Brief History of Sport4. The Impact of Sport on Culture5. Socialization and Sport6. Youth Sports7. High School and College Sports8. Deviance in Sport9. Violence in Sport10. Gender and Sport11. Race and Ethnicity in Sport12. Economics and Sport13. Politics and Sport14. Religion and Sport15. The Media and Sport16. Sportsmanship and Why We Love SportsBibliographyIndex

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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. Tim Madigan is a professor and department chair of philosophy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. He is a past president of the Northeast Popular Culture Association.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. The Sociology of Sport2. Social Theory and Sport3. A Brief History of Sport4. The Impact of Sport on Culture5. Socialization and Sport6. Youth Sports7. High School and College Sports8. Deviance in Sport9. Violence in Sport10. Gender and Sport11. Race and Ethnicity in Sport12. Economics and Sport13. Politics and Sport14. Religion and Sport15. The Media and Sport16. Sportsmanship and Why We Love SportsBibliographyIndex

“The authors are well-informed and reasonable, and they write clearly. If this text is not the best on the market, it is at least a contender for the number-one spot. Recommended”—Choice