
As an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner, Menrva Books earns from qualifying purchases. Learn more
Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.researching The World Of Professional Football / Ivan Waddington -- Commentary -- Sports Medicine Goes Under The Knife: The Dissection Of Athlete Healthcare / Dominic Malcolm -- 2.darwin's Athletes: A Retrospective After 15 Years / John Hoberman -- Commentary -- Racism, Sports Research And Political Failure / Grant Jarvie -- 3.habitus As Topic And Tool: Reflections On Becoming A Prizefighter / Loic Wacquant -- Commentary -- `three Funerals, Two Weddings, Four Births And A Baptism': On The Importance Of Embodying Sociology / Chris Shilling -- 4.mischief Managed: Ticket Scalping, Research Ethics And Involved Detachment / Michael Atkinson -- Commentary -- The Ups And Downs Of Hanging Out With Ticket Scalpers: Reflections On Doing Ethnographic Research / Kath Woodward -- 5.bodybuilding, Drugs And Risk: Reflections On An Ethnographic Study / Lee F. Monaghan -- Commentary -- Contents Note Continued: Raising The Bar In Bodybuilding Research: A Commentary On Bodybuilding, Drugs And Risk By Lee F. Monaghan / Martin Roderick -- 6.home And Away Revisited - Warts And All / Scott Fleming -- Commentary -- A Reflection On The Impact Of Home And Away / Karl Spracklen -- 7.methodological Issues In Researching Physical Activity In Later Life / Elizabeth C.j. Pike -- Commentary -- Ageing, Embodiment And Physical Activity: Some Key Methodological Issues / Sharon Wray -- 8.researching Inner-city Sport: Who Plays, And What Are The Benefits? / Ken Roberts -- Commentary -- Roberts' And Brodie's Inner-city Sport: An Undiscovered Gem? / Ken Green -- 9.researching Sport-for-development: The Need For Scepticism / Fred Coalter -- Commentary -- Sport-for-development: The Work Of Fred Coalter / Cora Burnett -- 10.researching Policy Change In School Sport And Physical Education / Barrie Houlihan -- Commentary -- Contents Note Continued: Yes, Minister: Insights From Research On The Politics Of Policy Change In Physical Education And School Sport / Andy Smith.
This volume investigates the practical and methodological challenges inherent in conducting sociological research within the complex, high-stakes environment of professional and amateur sports. Editors Andy Smith and Ivan Waddington compile a series of case studies and reflective commentaries from established scholars, providing a critical examination of how researchers navigate ethical dilemmas, participant access, and the integration of theory with fieldwork. The text serves as a meta-analytical tool, demonstrating how academic inquiry into physical activity and sports policy evolves through iterative reflection and peer critique.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this text as a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers seeking to understand the practical realities of fieldwork in sports sociology. Readers frequently note the balance between original research reports and the subsequent critical commentaries, which provides a comprehensive view of the discipline's internal debates.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0415505259
ISBN-13:
9780203127803
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!