American Sports
Author | : Pamela Grundy |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781315509242 |
ISBN-13 | : 1315509245 |
Rating | : 4/5 (245 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Sports written by Pamela Grundy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Sports offers a reflective, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. Readers will focus on the diverse relationships between sports and class, gender, race, ethnicity, religion and region, and understand how these interactions can bind diverse groups together. By considering the economic, social and cultural factors that have surrounded competitive sports, readers will understand how sports have reinforced or challenged the values and behaviors of society.