Chinese Sports Sociology

Author: Lu Yuanzhen
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: In China, sports sociology is a product of ideological liberation and reform and opening-up, and remains relatively immature. Whether in the construction of theoretical systems or the research on sports sociology issues, it is not yet mature, still in the initial stage of introducing and developing, accumulating materials, and building a disciplinary system. This textbook is divided into 5 parts: Sports and Society, Sports Sociology, Sports and People, Sports Culture, and Research Methods in Sports Sociology. The book consists of 15 chapters, exploring topics such as the origin and development of sports sociology; the nature, objects, and fields of sports sociology; the relationship between sports and economic, political, and social development; the impact of social change on sports; social control in sports; sports socialization; sports groups; sports and lifestyle; sports culture; sports and religion; sports and mass media, etc. Additionally, it analyzes the sociological characteristics of competitive sports, mass sports, and modern sports, and elaborates on various social issues in sports.