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• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Studying Sports in Society
• 1. Sport and How We Study It
• Sport Through the Ages
• Definition of Sport
• Study of Sport
• Research Methods in Sport
• Social Theories
• Current Status of Sport Sociology
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 2. Impact of Sport Participants and Sport Spectators
• Sport Participants
• Factors Affecting Sport Participation
• Trends in Sport Participation
• Sport Spectators
• Trends in Spectator Sports
• Marketing to Participants and Spectators
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 3. Impact of Sport Business, Management, and Media
• Sport and the Economy
• Ownership in Professional Sport
• Sport as Monopoly
• Recreational Sport as a Business
• Sports Management as a Profession
• Sport and Media Evolution
• Interplay of Sport and Media
• How Sport Affects the Media
• How Sport-Related Social Issues Affect the Media
• Ideology of Sport Through the Media
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• Part II: Sport as an Institution
• 4. Youth Sport and Development Through Sport
• Organized Youth Sport
• History and Benefits of Youth Sport
• Current Status of Youth Sport
• Sponsors of Youth Sport
• Privatization of Youth Sport
• Youth Development Through Sport and Physical Activity
• Categories of Youth Sport Development Programs
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 5. Coaching and Leadership in Sport
• Influence of Coaches
• Status of Coaching
• Coaching at Different Levels of Sport
• Coaching Personality
• Coaching Leadership Styles
• Challenges for the Future of Coaching
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 6. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Sport
• Interscholastic Sport
• Intercollegiate Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 7. International Sport and the Modern Olympic Games
• Globalization of Modern Sport
• U.S. Influence on World Sport
• The Olympics
• FIFA and the World Cup
• Athletes, Coaches, and Sport Labor Migration
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• Part III: Sport, Society, and Culture
• 8. Sporting Behavior, Ethics, and Moral Behavior
• Sporting Behavior at Different Levels of Sport
• Youth Attitudes
• Development of Moral and Ethical Values
• Moral Values Applied to Sport
• Moral Values Taught Through Sport
• Strategies for Good Sporting Behavior
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 9. Race, Ethnicity, and Sport
• Classifications of Race and Ethnicity
• Sport Participation Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• Sport and Promoting Equality
• Minorities as Sport Leaders
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 10. Gender and Sport
• Gender Classifications
• Women, Girls, and Sport
• Women and Sport Before Title IX
• Title IX
• Women and Sport After Title IX
• Social Issues in Women’s Sport
• Global Status of Women in Sport
• Barriers for Women in Sport
• Golden Age of Sport Reborn
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 11. Social Class and Sport
• Social Class
• Social Class and Sport Activity
• Control of Amateur and Professional Sport
• Class Mobility in Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 12. Special Populations and Sport
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• American Disability Rights Movement
• Sport Participation for Athletes With a Physical Disability
• Sport Participation for Athletes With an Intellectual Disability
• Sport Participation for Older Athletes
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 13. Religion and Sport
• Religion and Sport in History
• Christian Influence on Sport
• Sport and Religions Other Than Christianity
• Use of Religion in Sport by Athletes
• Use of Sport by Athletes to Promote Religious Beliefs
• Use of Religion by Coaches, Organizations, and Owners
• Organizations Using Sport to Promote Religion
• Using Sport to Promote Christian Colleges and Secondary Schools
• Conflict Between Sport and Religion
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 14. Government, Politics, and Sport
• Government Promotion of Physical Activity and Health
• Government in Sport
• Government Promotion of Identity and Unity Among Citizens
• Nationalism and Sport
• Sport and the Promotion of Social Values
• Politics Within Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 15. Deviance, Doping, and Violence in Sport
• Underconformity vs. Overconformity
• Performance Enhancement Through Doping
• Eating Disorders in Sport
• Hazing in Sport
• Gambling and Sport
• Emotion and Sport
• Aggression and Sport
• Violence in Sport
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• 16. Future Trends in Sport
• Social Trends
• Conflict Between Performance Sport and Participation Sport
• Effects of Social Changes
• Effects of Spectatorship
• Data Analytics and Technology
• Effects of Electronic Media
• Environmental Sustainability
• Will Sport Change?
• Who Will Lead the Way?
• Who Will Fight for Change?
• Chapter Summary
• Discussion Questions
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Authors