Titlebook: Social Issues in Sport; Mike Sleap Book 1998 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998 Nation.nature.participati

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Commercialism and Sport,A major element of the sports industry nowadays is commercial sponsorship and therefore a wide range of issues are explored, including the controversial aspect of tobacco sponsorship of sport. Finally, the question is posed as to whether commercialism has had a positive or negative influence on sport.

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Participation Patterns in Sport,pment of sport has been the change in living conditions for the majority of people. The relative growth in affluence and the greater availability of free time have given the masses the chance to engage in sport. In addition, schools have introduced children to sport, raising awareness and developing

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Explanations of Sporting Behaviour,oticeable in the previous chapter, they do not provide a full understanding of sporting behaviour. Why is it that one individual becomes addicted to playing tennis while a next door neighbour does not even own a tennis racket? Why do some people give up playing sport in youth, while others continue

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Sport and Health,ated the connection between physical activity and various parameters of health. The main part of the chapter then reviews surveys that have examined the health benefits of sports participation. Finally, the harmful effects of sports participation are discussed. It should be emphasised that, where po

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Social Class Issues in Sport,ever, a simple comparison with previous periods of history shows that there are now far more opportunities for people to participate in sport and, instead of being a privilege of class and status, sport is claimed as a right of citizenship. The chapter opens with a brief historical snapshot to provi

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Drug Abuse in Sport,ution of doping control and the testing procedures which have been adopted by sporting authorities. The remainder of the chapter explores various issues that have arisen in relation to doping in sport. For example, the many pressures that are placed on élite performers are examined, along with argum