Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations

Reviews / Votes

"Within this new edition, Dr George Cunningham provides a timely and comprehensive review into the exploration and promotion of diversity and inclusion within the field of sport. The integration of relevant scholarship and theoretical perspectives adds valuable nuance to this discussion in both academia and sport leadership. These elements, coupled with the learner-centric design of the text, allow for easy application into practice for new and established sport industry professionals."

Sayvon Foster, University of Kansas, USA

"This book is a must-read for sport management students, scholars, and people working in all types of sport organizations. Understanding the intentional and unintentional drivers of biases towards people with other socio-demographic characteristics is especially important in the light of globalization, migration, and ageing societies. Cunningham goes beyond the widely studied characteristics of race and gender by also considering age, disability, weight, religion, sexual orientation, and social class. He offers a wealth of explanations and recommendations, with the discussion questions and learning activities at the end of each chapter ensuring that readers fully digest the provided material."

Pamela Wicker, Professor for Sport Management and Sport Sociology, Bielefeld University, Germany

"The newest version of Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective retains the core concepts that helped establish this text as most respected diversity, equity, and inclusion related resource within Sport Management. Updates such as new Challenge Questions and timely, relevant examples only strengthen this already fundamental book for those working in or studying the sport industry."

Liz Gregg, University of North Florida, USA

"The reviewer sees this text not only as a valuable resource for students, but the research-backed, applied nature of this text makes it appropriate for use by practitioners and researchers interested in diversity and inclusion as well. The text is nicely organized from beginning to end and provides an updated and comprehensive review of diversity and inclusion initiatives for sport organizations. The reviewer appreciated the book's special features that helped organize each chapter while also providing outside resources for students and instructors to explore. The discussion questions, learning activities, reading and web-based resources, and ancillary materials provided can be especially helpful in implementing this text into the classroom setting. The reviewer not only would consider this a recommended resource, but also essential for those engaged in diversity and inclusion discussions in the classroom or in the workplace." - Farah J. Ishaq, Northern Illinois University, USA, International Journal of Sport Communication