Stay ConnectedSPORT MANAGEMENT An Exporation of the Field and Its Value 2nd Edition
This new edition aims to establish a new foundation for sport management students, emphasizing the reasons why managing sport plays a crucial role in society. It also provides insights from key thinkers in the field about the value of sport and the importance of managing it in a conversational yet challenging manner. As the legitimacy of sport management as an academic pursuit continues to be a challenge, this textbook equips students with the concepts and language to express the unique role of sport in our economic, social, cultural, and political existence.
CHAPTER 1 A Challenge to Why Sport Matters: Managing Sport for Society
CHAPTER 2 Spectator Sport
CHAPTER 3 Participation Sport in the United States
CHAPTER 4 Functional Areas of Sport Management
CHAPTER 5 Sport's Role in Positive Socialization
CHAPTER 6 Sport and Health
CHAPTER 7 Sport and National Identity: The Good, the Bad, and the Future
CHAPTER 8 Sport for Community Development
CHAPTER 9 Sport’s Role in Economic Development
CHAPTER 10 Sport and Matters of Racial Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Justice
CHAPTER 11 Tracing the History of Sport Management as a Professional Field & Academic Discipline: The Next Step Forward
CHAPTER 12 Connecting the Dots and Asking the Important Questions
CHAPTER 13 Future Horizons for Sport Management