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Social Theory for Sports Lovers

Social Theory for Sports Lovers

Author(s): Synthia Sydnor

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2021

Pages: 98

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Sport looms large in current times, entwined with political movements, climate change, and pandemic. Yet what is sport’s function in society? Through the lens of respected intellectual traditions, Social Theory for Sports Lovers engages with this wondrous, sometimes decadent thing, sport. Readers -- including those whose lives are happily empty of sports-- become savvy scholars: each chapter unfolds around unique humanities concepts not often linked to thought about sport and social issues. The book challenges taken-for-granted notions and builds anew understandings of sport and humankind.

Proem—A Beginning

CHAPTER 1 Social Theory/Critical Analysis
CHAPTER 2 Hegemony (Ideological Power/Dominance)
CHAPTER 3 Sport as an Object of Study
CHAPTER 4 Cultural/Social Construction
CHAPTER 5 Matter Out of Place
CHAPTER 6 Invention/Selection of Tradition
CHAPTER 7 Governmentality
CHAPTER 8 Agon

Finale: Promises of Sport—Social Theory

Synthia Sydnor

Synthia Sydnor earned her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities from The Pennsylvania State University and also holds degrees in Physical Education (B.S., University of Delaware) and Kinesiology (M.S., University of Washington). As Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sydnor has almost three decades of experience researching and teaching about sport and culture.

Sport looms large in current times, entwined with political movements, climate change, and pandemic. Yet what is sport’s function in society? Through the lens of respected intellectual traditions, Social Theory for Sports Lovers engages with this wondrous, sometimes decadent thing, sport. Readers -- including those whose lives are happily empty of sports-- become savvy scholars: each chapter unfolds around unique humanities concepts not often linked to thought about sport and social issues. The book challenges taken-for-granted notions and builds anew understandings of sport and humankind.

Proem—A Beginning

CHAPTER 1 Social Theory/Critical Analysis
CHAPTER 2 Hegemony (Ideological Power/Dominance)
CHAPTER 3 Sport as an Object of Study
CHAPTER 4 Cultural/Social Construction
CHAPTER 5 Matter Out of Place
CHAPTER 6 Invention/Selection of Tradition
CHAPTER 7 Governmentality
CHAPTER 8 Agon

Finale: Promises of Sport—Social Theory

Synthia Sydnor
Synthia Sydnor

Synthia Sydnor earned her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities from The Pennsylvania State University and also holds degrees in Physical Education (B.S., University of Delaware) and Kinesiology (M.S., University of Washington). As Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sydnor has almost three decades of experience researching and teaching about sport and culture.