Tag: sociology of sport

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport in international academia has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life.

Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JSSI) brings you the latest research, discussion and analysis on contemporary sport issues. Using an international, interdisciplinary perspective, JSSI examines today's most pressing and far-reaching questions about sport.

Saturday, January 16, 2016, Queen’s University, Kingston, OntarioThe School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University would like to invite all those interested...

The city as a phenomenon is growing, and urban lifestyles are increasingly differentiated. Consequently, the possibilities for people in the urban environment to live a healthy lifestyle, and to participate in sport and exercise, are relevant like never before. We invite those interested in the study of sport and society to address issues within a wide range of classic domains and newly emerging ones.

The purpose of the Sociology of Sport Journal is to stimulate and communicate research, critical thought, and theory development on issues pertaining to the sociology of sport.

Med dets store variasjon når det gjelder metoder, teoretiske innfallsvinkler og forskningstemaer, i tillegg til den økende interessen for slike analyser utenfor akademia, er dette med andre ord et felt som bør fremheves også i norsk sosiologi. Sosiologi i dag inviterer derfor til et temanummer om sport.

This special issue of JSSI aims to bring attention to this important but understudied area by probing the sport documentary’s cultural meanings, aesthetic practices, industrial and commercial dimensions, and political contours across historical, social, and geographic contexts.

The considerable growth of interest in commerce, media and politics and their relationship to sport in international academia has resulted in academics in various disciplines writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. Special Issue: The Other Side of the Don: Episodes in a Life.

This Special Issue of the Sociology of Sport Journal seeks to generate new theoretical and empirical knowledge that enhances the adequacy of our sociological understanding of sports workers’ emotions, mental health, as well as their experience and management of mental illness.

Please download the latest ISSA eBulletin. Highlights in this issue:2016 ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport in BudapestCall for Papers Call for 2016 Congress MentorsISSA World...