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In this fully updated and revised new edition of his landmark study of violence in and around contemporary sport, Kevin Young offers a comprehensive sociological analysis of an issue of central importance within sport studies. The book explores organised and spontaneous violence, both on the field and off, and calls for a much broader definition of 'sports-related violence,' to include issues as diverse as criminal behaviour by players, abuse within sport and exploitative labour practices.Offering a sophisticated theoretical framework for understanding violence in a sporting context and including new case studies and updated empirical datafrom professional soccer in Europe to ice hockey in North America -the book establishes a benchmark for the study of violence within sport and wider society. Through close examination of often contradictory trends, from anti-violence initiatives in professional sports leagues to the role of the media in encouraging hyper-aggression, the book throws new light on our understanding of the socially embedded character of sport and its fundamental ties to history, culture, politics, social class, gender and the law. This new edition also recognises burg

Who reads Sport, Violence and Society?

Author

Young, Kevin

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780203874615

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Social_sciences