The 11 critical essays in this book challenge the common assumptions about sport in modern society. Internationally recognised sport sociologists Alan Ingham and John Loy use a cultural studies approach to examine how class and gender cultures affect sport and how sport affects culture - especially subcultures. Each essay is based on Raymond Williams's themes of dominant, residual, and emergent cultural practices. These themes relate to the concept of dominant influence that is central to hegemony theory. Throughout the book, the contributors use these themes to examine the interpenetration of sport and social processes.
- ISBN10 0873224671
- ISBN13 9780873224673
- Publish Date 1 January 1993
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Human Kinetics Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Language English