Hegemony and sport power through culture in theory and practice

Introduction -- The concept of hegemony : origin and developments -- Hegemonic masculinity and team sports -- Sport governance and the hegemony of WADA -- Summary and conclusions.

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1. Verfasser: Henning, April (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Andreasson, Jesper (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Champaign, IL Common Ground 2022
Schriftenreihe:Sport & society pocketbook teaching series
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- The concept of hegemony : origin and developments -- Hegemonic masculinity and team sports -- Sport governance and the hegemony of WADA -- Summary and conclusions.
"How does power work in sport, especially when there seems to be no one enforcing unspoken rules? One way of analyzing power is through the concept of hegemony - a soft form of power exercised through consent rather than force, through ongoing interaction between the powerful and powerless to produce common sense understandings of society and culture. This book focuses on how hegemony works, particularly in sport, to understand how power, dominance, and resistance may manifest in different ways within a variety of sport contexts, in theory and practice. It also discusses how hegemony can work within sport and how dominance and power are maintained - as well as sometimes being challenged or resisted. Through discussions to help students develop tools for analyzing issues of power and empirical examples that show how various concepts can bring a deepened understanding of sport and society, this book gives insight into hegemony in sport"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 89-93
Bandzählung in CIP-Aufnahme: vol. 1
Beschreibung:93 Seiten
ISBN:9781957792200
978-1-957792-20-0