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▪ Abstract  Despite its economic and cultural centrality, sport is a relatively neglected and undertheorized area of sociological research. In this review, we examine sports' articulation with stratification issues, especially race, class, and gender. In addition, we look at how the media and processes of globalization have affected sports. We suggest that sports and cultural sociologists need to attend more closely to how leisure products and practices are produced and distributed and how they intersect with educational, political, and cultural institutions. We propose the work of Bourdieu and the new institutionalism to undergird future research.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: What is Sociology of Leisure? -- Overview of the book -- PART I: UNDERSTANDING LEISURE -- 1 A History and Philosophy of Leisure -- Definitions and periodicity: why Europe? -- A brief history of leisure -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- 2 Leisure and Modernity -- Definition: modernity and society -- Leisure theorists on the modern age -- Commercialization and rationalization -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- 3 Leisure and Work -- Definition: leisure is not work, so what is work? -- Roberts, Parker and leisure as free time, and free choice -- Conclusion: critique of leisure as free time -- Exercises -- 4 Leisure as Function -- Definition: function -- Leisure and functionalism and the anthropological function of leisure -- Elias and figurationalism in British sociology of sport -- Conclusion: the function of modern sports and modern leisure -- Exercises -- PART II: LEISURE SOCIOLOGIES -- 5 Leisure and Structure -- Definition: structure -- Leisure theory and structure: Marx, Adorno and Gramsci -- Gender and leisure theory -- Ethnicity and leisure theory -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- 6 Leisure and Inequality -- Definition: inequality -- Debates in leisure studies and the sociology of sport -- Conclusion -- Exercises -- 7 Leisure and Identity -- Definitions -- Barthes, Geertz and Goffman -- Conclusion: identity in leisure studies -- Exercises -- 8 Leisure and Community -- Definition: community -- Playing the ball -- The sociology of community and leisure -- Conclusion: authenticity and whisky tourism -- Exercises -- 9 Leisure Subcultures -- Counter cultures or subcultures? -- Subcultures and the media -- Subcultural identities -- Conclusion: Bourdieu, capital and sports -- Exercises -- PART III: LEISURE TRENDS -- 10 Leisure and Globalization -- Definitions: globalization, diaspora and hybridity.

"Introducing the core concepts, issues and debates in the study of gender and sport, this is an accessible, engaging and thought-provoking textbook for anyone studying or interested in sport. It highlights the complexity of the gendered sporting world. Exploring inequalities in society that are reflected in sporting spaces and practices, and offering practical guidance on how to develop study skills and critical thinking, this textbook empowers readers to view the world in a different way. The book explores the social and political aspects of gender, sport and society, as well as their intersection with race/ethnicity, dis/ability, and sexualities. Introducing the basics of gender theory as applied to sport, and placing equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of the discussion, the book explores key themes, current issues and hot topics, such as women in esports, mental health, and parenthood. The book also looks at how gender and gender stereotypes play out in the world of sport business and management. The reader is asked to co-create the textbook's narrative by engaging with several pedagogical features, such as 'stop and think' and seminar activities, requesting the reader to be an active and critical participant. The compact and considered chapters will help to break down the complexity involved in this subject area. The final chapter is dedicated to study skills and practical learning advice, acting as a study guide to complement the discipline-rich chapters that come before it. This textbook is written from practitioner-educator experience ensuring the content is degree-specific, critically positioned, and most importantly, inclusive and accessible. Full of useful features in every chapter, from subject 'insights' to guides on further reading, media links and other sources, as well as example assignment questions, this is an indispensable textbook for all students of gender and sport, women and sport, the sporting body, sport and society, social issues in sport, inclusion in sport, and sport development, and fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in sport, gender studies or sociology more broadly"--