Running, identity and meaning : the pursuit of distinction through sport /

Running, Identity and Meaning showcases how gender, class, age and ethnicity influence whether and how different groups participate in the sport, and explores its role in the reproduction of social structure and the search for distinction.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baxter, Neil (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021]
Series:Emerald Studies in Sport and Gender
Subjects:
Running > Social aspects.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Course à pied > Aspect social.
Sports > Aspect sociologique.
Marathon & cross-country running.
Sports & Recreation, Running & Jogging.
Running > Social aspects
Sports > Sociological aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction : why running matters
  • chapter 2. Researching running : embodiment, lifestyle and identity
  • chapter 3. The evolution of a field : a brief history of running as sport in Britain
  • chapter 4. Running the numbers : quantitative insights and a map of the field
  • chapter 5. Disciplining body and mind : running as a technique of the self
  • chapter 6. The price and the meaning of success : training, competition and performance
  • chapter 7. Running places : how the sites of running matter
  • chapter 8. Conclusions : running, society and identity.

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