The world of sport offers a deep—and often-overlooked—source for the study ofdeviance and its development and impact on society. Deviance and Social Control in Sport challenges preconceived understandings regarding the relationship of deviance and sport and offers a conceptual framework for future work in a variety of sociological subfields.Drawing on their cutting-edge research in criminology and deviance in the discipline of sociology, Atkinson and Young provide a textured understanding of sport-related deviance through the application of various approaches to deviance in a sport context. Using extended case studies, the authors examine the subject of deviance through examples that are popular (fan violence, hockey enforcers, effect of the media), understudied (sport-related violence against animals, athletes as on-field victims of violence), or emerging (sport security, drugs and weight control, cybernetic athletes, extreme sports). This engaging presentation allows readers to fully understand the effects of sport deviance insociety.
- ISBN: 978-0-7360-6042-4
- Editorial: Human Kinetics Publishers
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés