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
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Bingley, UK
Emerald Publishing
2021
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| Ausgabe: | First edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Emerald studies in sport and gender
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-863 DE-862 DE-824 DE-92 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- 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