Neil Baxter Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Running, Identity and Meaning (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Running, Identity and MeaningCondition: NewDescription: Over the last forty years, running has grown from a niche sport for a handful of committed club athletes into one of the Western world’s most popular pastimes. In Running, Identity and Meaning, Neil Baxter asks: What kinds of people have been drawn to running in such numbers? What do they seek from the sport? And what does running’s popularity tell us about ourselves and the society we live in today?Delving into the great paradox of running: that despite its low cost of entry and inclusive ethos, the sport remains riven by inequalities, Baxter showcases how gender, class, age and ethnicity influence whether and how different groups participate in the sport, and explores its role in the reproduction of social structure and the search for distinction. By considering running simultaneously as a technique of self-cultivation, a social field in which forms of capital and status are at stake, and an important source of meaning and identity for millions of people across the world, this book equips readers to understand the many diverse links between the sport, society, and individual identities.Author: Neil Baxter, Helen Jefferson LenskyjCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBEAN: 9781800433670Format: HardbackGenre: Sports & HobbiesISBN: 9781800433670Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 459gItem Width: 12mmLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedRelease Date: 06/30/2021Book Series: Emerald Studies in Sport and GenderSubtitle: The Pursuit of Distinction Through SportTopic: Social Sciences, Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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