Running, Identity and Meaning: The Pursuit of Distinction Through Sport - Couverture rigide

Baxter, Neil

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1800433670 ISBN 13 : 9781800433670

Editeur : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021

Synopsis

Over the last forty years, running has grown from a niche sport for a handful of committed club athletes into one of the Western world’s most popular pastimes. In Running, Identity and Meaning, Neil Baxter asks: What kinds of people have been drawn to running in such numbers? What do they seek from the sport? And what does running’s popularity tell us about ourselves and the society we live in today?

Delving into the great paradox of running: that despite its low cost of entry and inclusive ethos, the sport remains riven by inequalities, Baxter 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. By considering running simultaneously as a technique of self-cultivation, a social field in which forms of capital and status are at stake, and an important source of meaning and identity for millions of people across the world, this book equips readers to understand the many diverse links between the sport, society, and individual identities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Neil Baxter is an independent sociologist and writer who completed his PhD at the University of Warwick. His research centres on lifestyle, identity and the relationship between mind and society, and includes a five-year research project exploring the social meaning of recreational running.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1800433670
• ISBN 13: 9781800433670
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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