Tag: sociology of sport

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE SPORTS WORLD IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 by John Nauright, Sarah Zipp & Young Hoon Kim.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: SCHOLAR, GENTLEMAN AND PLAYER: A TRIBUTE TO ERIC DUNNING by Dominic Malcolm & Ivan Waddington.

This call for papers is both interdisciplinary and international in scope and not restricted to any specific theoretical or methodological perspective. The goal is to feature scholarship on topics outside the established research on traditional, achievement-focused institutionalized sports. Research approaches may focus on individual participants, groups, organizations, social movements and other macro-level analyses.

JSSI brings you the latest research, discussion and analysis on contemporary sport issues. In JSSI scholars study the impact of sport on social issues from many perspectives. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: BBC’S DOCUMENTARY “STADIUMS OF HATE” AND MANUFACTURING OF THE NEWS: CASE STUDY IN MORAL PANICS AND MEDIA MANIPULATION by Magdalena Rek-Woźniak and Wojciech Woźniak.

EJSS’ function is to enable an international discussion about current issues and to foster collaboration between researchers from all social scientific sub-disciplines. It’s published 4 times per year. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: NATIONALISTIC BIAS IN SPORT PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP by Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Juho Härkönen & Leiv Tore Salte Rønneberg.

IRSS is a peer reviewed academic journal. Its main purpose is to disseminate research and scholarship on sport throughout the international academic community. The journal publishes research articles of varying lengths, as well as book and media reviews. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: FOOTBALL ACTIVISM AS POLITICAL CONTENTION: CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION OF SUPPORTERS OF HAJDUK SPLIT by Josip Glaurdić.

Kinesiology Review is a peer-reviewed publication whose mission ir is to advance the field of Kinesiology by publishing evaluative, insightful, and integrative scholarly reviews of kinesiology research, both basic and applied. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: EVIDENCE FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD by James Stephens, Susan Hillier.

JSB publishes original, empirical, investigative, and theoretical papers dealing with the studies of behavior in the areas of game and sport. Essentially, the JSB is interested in sociological, psychological, anthropological, and related applications to the science of sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ELITE YOUTH PLAYERS PERCEPTIONS OF ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUB'S TALENT IDENTIFICATION CAMP PARTICIPATION by Craig Parkes.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: A PASSION FOR PEOPLE: THE UNCONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS SUCCESS OF BILL VEECK by Christopher Atwater.

SSJ publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: BAD BOY FOR LIFE: HIP-HOP MUSIC, RACE, AND SPORTS by Earl Smith, Angela J. Hattery.