Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Sport  [electronic resource] / 
Edited by Richard Giulianotti. 
 - 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN :  Routledge,  2015. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The sociology of sport is a core discipline within the academic study of sport. It helps us to understand what sport is and why it matters. Sociological knowledge, implicit or explicit, therefore underpins scholarly enquiry into sport in every aspect ... [This book] brings together the most important themes, theories and issues within the sociology of sport, tracing the contours of the discipline and surveying the state-of-the-art. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-203-40406-5 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Sociological aspects.