Sociology Of Sport And Physical Education: An Introduction

The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education is the first one-stop introductory guide for undergraduate students of Sport and Physical Education in the UK. With contributions from the leading names in its field, The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education examines the most important current issues in this area. The first section of this book will enable students to understand and contextualise the issues discussed by looking at the theoretical background and research methods used in the sociological study of sport. The book also covers a wide range of contemporary concerns, centring on the notion of difference in physical education and sporting contexts. Topics discussed include: • Gender, race and ethnicity. • The sporting body. • Participation and socialisation. • Critical pedagogy and the hidden curriculum. • Politics, sport and the mass media. Each chapter concludes with questions for discussion, and a selection of tasks and suggested further reading, making this an ideal basis for either individual study or for a lecture series. Anthony Laker is Degree Director in Physical Education in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University in the USA. With contributions from Bob Chappell, Gill Clarke, Matthew Curtner-Smith, Brian Davies, John Evans, Barrie Houlihan, Barbara Humberstone, David Kirk, Doune Macdonald, Gareth Nutt, Dawn Penney, George Sage and Sandra A. Stroot. The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education An Introductory Reader Edited by Anthony Laker London and New York First published 2002 by RoutledgeFalmer 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by RoutledgeFalmer 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002. RoutledgeFalmer is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group © 2002 Anthony Laker All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The sociology of sport and physical education: an introductory reader/ [edited by] Anthony Laker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Sports—Social aspects. 2. Physical education and training—Social aspects. I. Laker, Anthony, 1951– GV706.5'.S645 2001 306.4 83–dc21 ISBN 0-415-23593-6 (hbk) ISBN 0-415-23594-4 (pbk) ISBN 0-203-19411-X Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-19414-4 (Glassbook Format) 2001019961 Contents List of tables List of contributors vii viii Introduction xii 1 Culture, education and sport ANTHONY LAKER 1 2 Theoretical background JOHN EVANS AND BRIAN DAVIES 15 3 Methodological issues in research MATTHEW CURTNER-SMITH 36 4 Femininity, masculinity and difference: what’s wrong with a sarong? BARBARA HUMBERSTONE 58 5 The social construction of the body in physical education and sport DAVID KIRK 79 6 Race, ethnicity and sport BOB CHAPPELL 7 Equality, equity and inclusion in physical education and school sport DAWN PENNEY 8 Socialisation and participation in sport SANDRA A.STROOT 92 110 129 vi Contents 9 The hidden curriculum and the changing nature of teachers’ work GARETH NUTT AND GILL CLARKE 148 10 Critical pedagogy: what might it look like and why does it matter? DOUNE MACDONALD 167 11 Polit