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Introduction: Making the Case for the Social Sciences of Sport, Exercise, and Health ; The Sport Ethic and the Natural Sciences ; Proposing a Human Development Model -- Part I. Identity: Definitions, Development, and the Individual -- Chapter 1. History of Sport / Wray Vamplew, PhD ; Relationships With Other Disciplines ; Core Concepts ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings ; Key Debates ; Summary -- Chapter 2. Philosophy of Sport / Sigmund Loland, PhD, and Michael McNamee, PhD ; Historical Overview of the Discipline ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Key Debates ; Future Directions ; Summary -- Chapter 3. Psychology of Sport / David Lavallee, PhD, John Kremer, PhD, and Aidan Moran, PhD ; Core Concepts ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings ; Key Debates ; Summary -- Part II. Community: Place, Space, Image, and the Social -- Chapter 4. Anthropology of Sport / Alan Klein, PhD ; Foundations in Sociocultural Anthropology ; Post-1970: The Athletic El Dorado and the Anthropologists Who Seek Him ; Looking Outward ; Summary -- Chapter 5. Sociology of Sport / Joseph Maguire, PhD ; Historical Development and Core Concepts ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; A Sociological Account of Sport: Critical Findings ; Future Directions and Key Debates ; Summary -- Chapter 6. Geography of Sport / Christopher Gaffney, PhD ; Historical Trajectory of the Geography of Sport ; Core Concepts ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Key Debates and Critical Findings ; Future Directions ; Summary -- Chapter 7. Media Studies and Sport / David Rowe, PhD ; Historical Connections and Questions in Media Studies ; Understanding Media: Core Concepts ; Media Powers and Routines: Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings and Key Debates in Sport and Media ; Conclusion: Sport and Media Studies in Transition -- Part III. Capital: Wealth, Power, and Resources -- Chapter 8. Economics and Sport / Stefan Szymanski, PhD ; Professional League Model: Theory and Policy ; Productivity Studies ; Economic Impact: Measurement, Theory, and Policy ; Sport, Physical Activity, and Well-Being ; Illustrations of Economic Issues ; Conclusions -- Chapter 9. Political Science and Sport / Jonathan Grix, PhD ; Core Concepts in Political Science ; Study of Sport and Politics ; Research Paradigms and Theoretical Perspectives in Political Science ; Applying Political Science and Sport: The Governance of Sport and the Politics of Mega-Events ; Summary -- Chapter 10. International Relations and Sport / Roger Levermore, PhD, and Aaron Beacom, PhD ; Core Concepts and Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings and Key Debates ; Summary -- Part IV. Governance: Regulation, Organization, and Implementation -- Chapter 11. Sport and the Law / Deborah Healey, LLB, LLM (Hons) ; The Global Organization and Regulation of Sport ; Overview: The Place of Law in Sport ; Are the Courts Always Interested in Sport? ; Governance ; Aspects of Industry Self-Regulation in Sport ; Summary -- Chapter 12. Sport and Social Policy / Ramoń Spaaij, PhD ; Discipline of Social Policy: A Historical Overview ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Key Concepts ; Key Debates ; Summary -- Chapter 13. Sport and Management Studies / Lucie Thibault, PhD ; Sport as a Unique Industry ; Historical Overview ; Core Concepts ; Main Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings ; Key Debates ; Summary -- Chapter 14. Sport and Education / Dawn Penney, PhD ; Core Concepts ; Theoretical Perspectives ; Critical Findings ; Key Debates ; Summary.

On the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS, a key foundational scholar on the increasing globalization of sport, Joseph Maguire, considers larger questions about the diffusion of sport in light of the tendencies of globalization. The essay considers the 'current state of play' about the 'known dimensions' of the globalization of sport, commenting on how British and European influences on standards and conventions gave way to North American (in particular, US) influences on increasing professional norms and the embedding of commodification. In considering challenges to the West and to Western scholars of sport and globalization, the Soviet bloc's sustained challenges to Western dominance are noted, as are non-Western successes in select sports and recent Chinese success accelerated by the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The essay closes by considering five priorities in future directions for research on sport and globalization, all stemming from inquiry about continuities and changes in the global sport power elite and the ways in which this is both understood and resisted.

This paper is closed access. ; When looking at the bidding for and staging of mega-events in general, and for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in particular, a polarized debate concerning the possibilities and limitations involved therein ensues. Those who see positive benefits speak in either evangelical language, or marketing terms, regarding the power of sport to rebrand the country, regenerate economies, engender positive social capital, unite a nation or continent, and present a positive image to the world. The allure of hosting mega-events is so great that politicians attend bidding events and proclaim the virtues of their nation/city to unelected executive board members of major sport organizations in the hope that they will be chosen. Being part of the established groups of the sports industrial complex outweighs a more considered appraisal of the benefits of sport and the transparency/ accountability of global sport decision making. The case study outlined here examines the claims and counter-claims made and highlights how the media do not simply report a mega-event, such as the FIFAWorld Cup, but also frame and interpret how the tournament, and the country that stages it, in this case, South Africa, is viewed internally, and on a global stage. In order to consider the hosting of future mega-events, stakeholders in bidding countries need to consider this along with the other aspects involved. On this basis, a more reflective state policy towards sport and mega-events might be developed.

This article maps the development of British ice hockey and the role of Canadian migrants in the sport. The process is not new but has gathered momentum during the 1980s. Three areas are considered: the extent of involvement, the contested nature of this involvement, and the types of experience involved for the migrants themselves. Canadian ice hockey experiences are discussed in the light of a sport migrant typology: pioneers, settlers, mercenaries, returnees, and nomadic cosmopolitans. Local and global issues in sport labor migration are also highlighted. Questions of labor rights, gender relations, host/donor contacts, and personal/cultural identity are assessed. The data sources include the official records of the world governing body (International Ice Hockey Federation), interviews, ice hockey journals, and media reports.

Several issues raised by literature in the sociology of the body are discussed. The need for and the significance of a sociological study of the body for the sociology of sport is stated. A critical review of competing theories in the sociology of the body is undertaken. Especial attention is given to the work of Frank. His typology draws on the work of Giddens and both are viewed as deficient in certain respects. In contrast, the work of Elias is seen as an example of good practice for the emerging sociology of sport and the body. Several 'sporting bodies' (biomedical, disciplined, commodified and symbolic) are identified and reference is made to existing literature within the sociology of sport.