Chapter 17

Sport, social inequality and social movement

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Social movements have traditionally been defined as organized efforts to bring about social change but what part does sport have to play in bringing about social change and how?

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Key terms defined ■ Introduction ■ Sport, social divisions and inequality ■ Social divisions and new tribes ■ Uneven development ■ Sport, social class and change ■ Sporting heroines, feminism and a post-neo-liberal era ■ Gendered power relations ...

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