The Suffering Body in Sport: Shifting Thresholds of Pain, Risk and Injury

by Kevin Young

This volume approaches the study of pain, risk and injury in sport from a variety of social scientific perspectives. Contributions focus on the manifestations of pain, risk and injury within sport cultures, and the degree to which the research is rapidly expanding to include new ways of thinking about risky and painful 'suffering' in sport.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787560694
• ISBN13: 9781787560697
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"