Deviance and Social Control in Sport

by Michael Atkinson and Kevin Young

The world of sport offers a deep--and often-overlooked--source for the study of deviance and its development and impact on society. Deviance and Social Control in Sport challenges preconceived understandings regarding the relationship of deviance and sport and offers a conceptual framework for future work in a variety of sociological subfields.

Drawing on their cutting-edge research in criminology and deviance in the discipline of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736060421
• ISBN13: 9780736060424
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"