Sport and Social Exclusion
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 19. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-0-415-25959-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the first comprehensive review of factors leading to exclusion from participation in sport in the UK. Structured around key excluded groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, the disabled and rural communities, the book offers an important assessment of sports policy in contemporary Britain, as well as a unique case study of policies to combat social exclusion under New Labour.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
44 s/w Tabellen
44 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-25959-0 (9780415259590)
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Book
06/2014
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Person
Lougborough University, UK
Loughborough University, UK
Loughborough University, UK
Content
Introduction 2. From Poverty to Social Exclusion 3. Constraints and Barriers 4. The Core of Exclusion - Poverty and Sport 5. Exclusion of Young and Old 6. Gender Issues and Inclusion 7. Social Exclusion and Multicultural Communities 8. Sport and Disability 9. Sport and Youth Delinquency and Crime 10. Urban Concentrations and the Rural Diaspora of Exclusion 11. Conclusions and Perspectives