Studying Football

<p>Football is the most widely played watched and studied sport in the world. It’s hard to develop a full understanding of the significance of sport in global society without understanding the significance of football. <em>Studying Football</em> is the first book designed specifically to guide and support the study of football on degree-level courses across the full range of social-scientific perspectives.</p><p>Written by a team of leading international football experts and considering themes of globalization corporatization and prejudice and discrimination throughout it introduces key topics in football studies including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>media and celebrity</li> <p> </p> <li>identity fandom and consumption</li> <p> </p> <li>gender</li> <p> </p> <li>violence</li> <p> </p> <li>racism</li> <p> </p> <li>corruption</li> </ul><p>Every chapter includes up-to-date case study material a ‘Research in Action’ section and features to aid student understanding and bring theory to life. <i>Studying Football</i> introduces all the key themes and facets of the social-scientific study of football and is therefore an essential text for students on football studies courses and useful reading for any undergraduates studying the sociology of sport more generally.</p>