Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport

Informationen zum Autor Jason Mazanov is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Canberra Campus. Dr. Mazanov started his career as a Health Psychologist before moving into the social science of drugs in sport. This move has seen Dr. Mazanov develop expertise as a sports policy and management researcher. Klappentext The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. This book provides a foundation for anyone trying to understand the drugs in sport problem beyond the hard science by looking at the 'people factor' from different perspectives. Zusammenfassung The role of drugs in sport is changing. This book gives an insight into how social science understands where drugs in sport have been and where they are going. This volume was published as a special issue of Sport in Society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Developing an agenda for social science research into drugs in sport Jason Mazanov 2. The case for a social science of drugs in sport Jason Mazanov and Vanessa McDermott 3. Debating the role of drugs in sport: a reader Jason Mazanov 4. Performance enhancement and drug control in sport: ethical considerations Dennis Hemphill 5. Towards a sociology of drugs in sport James M. Connor 6. The economics of drugs in sport Keiran Sharpe 7. Drugs in sport: the legal issues Anne Amos and Saul Fridman 8. Health psychology and drugs in sport Frances H. Quirk 9. Equipping athletes to make informed decisions about performance-enhancing drug use: a constructivist perspective from educational psychology James M. Hanson 10. Without bounds: a cosmopolitan research agenda for drugs in sport Jason Mazanov 11. Towards a social science of drugs in sport Jason Mazanov

Product details

• Authors: Jason Mazanov
• Assisted by: Jason Mazanov (Editor), Mazanov Jason (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2013
• EAN: 9780415853149
• ISBN: 978-0-415-85314-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, Sports psychology, Sports injuries & medicine, Entertainment & media law, Sports injuries and medicine, Sport science, physical education, Drug Abuse In Sport, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, Entertainment and media law