Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Gym Bodies: Exploring Fitness Cultures
1st Edition
By James Brighton, Ian Wellard, Amy Clark
April 29, 2022
Drawing on empirical research, this fascinating new book explores the embodied experiences of ‘gym goers’ and the fitness cultures that are constructed within gyms and fitness spaces. Gym Bodies offers a personal, interactive, ethnographic account of the multiplicity of contemporary gym practices, ...
Sport, Welfare and Social Policy in the European Union
1st Edition
Edited
By Nicola Porro, Stefano Martelli, Alberto Testa
December 13, 2021
Sport is often seen as an indicator of the civic maturity of a community, an aspect of the rights of citizens to health, education and social integration. This book examines the relationships between participation in sport and physical activity, and welfare policies across Europe.It argues that the...
Social Activism in Women’s Tennis: Generations of Politics and Cultural Change
1st Edition
By Kristi Tredway
September 30, 2021
Analyzing the key players and political moments in women’s professional tennis since 1968, this book explores the historical lineage of social activism within women’s tennis and the issues, expressions, risks, and effects associated with each cohort of players.Drawing on original qualitative ...
Sport and Mediatization
1st Edition
By Kirsten Frandsen
September 30, 2021
Contemporary society is highly media-saturated, and no sector more so than sport. Drawing on case studies from the Tour de France to fitness apps, this book introduces the concept of ‘mediatization’ and examines how media - historically and currently – are significant drivers for social and ...
The Nordic Model and Physical Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Mikkel Tin, Frode Telseth, Jan Ove Tangen, Richard Giulianotti
September 30, 2021
This book examines the relationships between the Nordic social democratic welfare system (‘The Nordic Model’) and physical culture, across the domains of sport, education, and public space. Presenting important new empirical research, it helps us to understand how the paradoxical blend of social ...
Capitalism, Sport Mega Events and the Global South
1st Edition
By Billy Graeff
March 31, 2021
What are the social, political and economic consequences of staging sport mega events such as the Olympics and the World Cup? Capitalism, Sport Mega Events and the Global South presents a new approach to sport mega events and related issues, exploring elements that are not present or are not ...
The Rugby World in the Professional Era
1st Edition
Edited
By John Nauright, Tony Collins
March 31, 2021
Twenty years of professionalism has seen rugby union undergo dramatic transformations, from changes to everyday training cultures to the growth of the Rugby World Cup into one of the largest global sporting events. The Rugby World in the Professional Era is the first book to examine the ...
Deleuze and the Physically Active Body
1st Edition
By Pirkko Markula
December 18, 2020
This volume examines Gilles Deleuze’s philosophy as it relates to the study of the physically active body. It explores theoretical and practical examples of how the physically active body can be examined as a material, social, political, and cultural entity using a Deleuzian perspective.Examining ...
Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives
1st Edition
By Noora Ronkainen, Mark Nesti
December 18, 2020
Despite the growing literature on spirituality and its positive impact on well-being in health psychology, education, occupational psychology and leisure studies, it has been less examined in sport studies. Meaning and Spirituality in Sport and Exercise: Psychological Perspectives examines the many...
Sport, Psychology and Christianity: Welfare, Performance and Consultancy
1st Edition
Edited
By Brian Hemmings, Nick J. Watson, Andrew Parker
December 18, 2020
The majority of sport psychology research to date has been underpinned and driven by a secular perspective. There is an urgent need for sport psychologists to better understand the relevance of Christian faith in athletes’ sporting experiences and day-to-day lives in order to improve their ...
The World Anti-Doping Code: Fit for Purpose?
1st Edition
By Lovely Dasgupta
December 18, 2020
Following the recent doping scandals that have brought the highest echelons of international sport into disrepute, this book examines the elitism at the core of the World Anti-Doping Agency and considers how the current World Anti-Doping Code might be restructured.Analyzing the correlation between ...
Soccer and the American Dream
1st Edition
By Ian Lawrence
September 30, 2020
The American Dream is founded upon the ideological belief that ‘you can be anything you want to be’, regardless of your current class position, and is one of the most emotive, pervasive and ideologically embedded concepts championed by American citizens. Providing contemporary insight into the ...