Fundamentals of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity

Katherine M. Jamieson, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology and health science at California State University at Sacramento. Dr. Jamieson's research interests include various issues related to sport, power, and social stratification. Her most current research involves transnational feminist and postcolonial analyses of physical culture. Dr. Jamieson is a regular reviewer for the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Courses regularly taught by Dr. Jamieson are Sport in Society: Race, Class, and Gender; Sport in Society: Global and Ethnic Relations; Qualitative Inquiry in Health and Human Performance; and Sport and Feminisms. Her research has been published in Sociology of Sport Journal; Journal of Sport and Social Issues; Avante; Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal; Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Reading Sport: Critical Essays on Power and Representation; and Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Sport. Maureen M. Smith, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology and health science at California State University at Sacramento. Dr. Smith's present research interests are examining racial issues in sport and material culture related to sport, specifically sport statues and monuments. She is the coauthor (with Rita Liberti) of (Re) PresentingWilma Rudolph (Syracuse University Press, 2015). Dr. Smith is a regular reviewer for the International Journal of the History of Sport. Courses regularly taught by Dr. Smith are Sociology of Sport, History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education, and Sport in Society. Her research has been published in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Journal of Sport History, Sport and Society, and International Journal of the History of Sport. Dr. Smith is a past president of the North American Society for Sport History.

Part I. Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Chapter 1. What Is Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity? Sport and Physical Activity as Cultural Context Origins and Key Movements Functions of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Goals of the Field The Short of It Chapter 2. What Can I Do With Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity? Advocates for Ethical and Humane Sports and Physical Activity Allied Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Academic Professionals in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Building New Sociological Knowledge in Sport and Physical Activity Techniques for Sociological Knowledge Construction Thinking Beyond Sport The Short of It Part II. Building Blocks of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity Chapter 3. Sport, Physical Activity, and the Major Spheres of Life Seeing Social Life as Harmonious or Conflictual Learning to See the Interdependence of Sport and Major Spheres of Life The Short of It Chapter 4. Body Projects in Sport and Physical Activity The Physical Body as Cultural Artifact Sociologists See Governing Structures for Embodiment and Body Projects The Short of It Chapter 5. Diversity, Difference, and Power in Sport and Physical Activity Sport, Physical Activity, and Social Stratification Systems of Power Are Not Individual Identities Social Conditions Versus Individual Identities The Short of It Chapter 6. Sport and Physical Activity in National and International Unity Linking Sport to the Nation Sport and Nationalism Sport and Globalization Corporate Nationalism The Short of It Chapter 7. Sport and Physical Activity in Societal Change Types of Social Change in Sport and Physical Activity Sport Development and Sport for Development The Process of Social Change Four Stages of Social Movements Sport and Physical Activity Advance Social Change The Short of It Epilogue: The Future of Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity