Football and Community in the Global Context Studies in Theory and Practice

A 'crisis of community' has emerged in many areas and many have sought to blame a variety of other 'social issues' on the decline of community. Football clubs now embody many of the collective symbols, identifications and processes of connectivity which have long been associated with the notion of 'community'.

Info autore

Dr Adam Brown, Professor Tim Crabbe and Dr Gavin Mellor are Directors and founder members of Substance, a UK-based social research company specialising in areas of sport, youth inclusion and community regeneration. www.substance.coop

Riassunto

A ‘crisis of community’ has emerged in many areas and many have sought to blame a variety of other ‘social issues’ on the decline of community. Football clubs now embody many of the collective symbols, identifications and processes of connectivity which have long been associated with the notion of ‘community’.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Adam Crabbe Brown, Adam (Substance Brown
• Con la collaborazione di: Brown Adam (Editore), Crabbe Tim (Editore), Mellor Gavin (Editore), Tim Crabbe (Editore), Adam Brown (Editore), Gavin Mellor (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 27.04.2015
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Guide e manuali > Sport > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, manuali, annuari
• EAN: 9781138883529
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88352-9
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Serie: Sport in the Global Society
• Categorie: Sociology, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), sports sociology, qualitative case studies, ethnic integration, fan identity, football community engagement research, stadium redevelopment, policy impact sport