FTS: Sport and Society: Reference Works

This 3 volume set provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the science, social science and medicine of sport. Organized alphabetically, the set covers topics such as: sports economics, sports history, resistance training, diagnosis of sports injuries, cross training, projectile motion, metabolism, overview, motivation, overview, muscle tension length relationship.

This two-volume set explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreational activities of children and adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman Empire to video games today.

Contains lengthy explorations of the leisure activities of various communities in the US as well as pursuits such as baseball, marathons, tourism, and concepts such as leisure class and television's impact on popular leisure.

More than 600 entries providing brief, clear, and readable explanations to the ideas and concepts that make up the intellectual and scientific content in the area of social psychology.

Entries explore the theory, research, and application of psychology as it relates to sport and fitness to help readers better understand human behavior in sport and exercise settings.

This set covers all types of sports, from major professional sports and sprting events to community and youth sports. In addition, it covers the business of sports--marketing, management, and ownership--as well as related social issues ranging from doping, racism, sexism, and youth participation, to performance enhancement and sports psychology. Coverage begins with the origins of sport among pre-historic hunters and gatherers and extends to the global sports industry of the twenty-first century.

This dictionary presents a comprehensive history of the Olympic games from the first recorded history of the games in 776 B.C. to the present day. Over 900 cross-referenced dictionary entries cover the history, philosophy, and politics of the Olympics and, of course, the medal winners.

This unique resource contains entries focusing on women's roles in individual sports, in sports in regions and nations throughout the world, in sports events, and in sports organizations. Health issues and general issues such as advertising and youth sports are also covered. Biographies of major figures in women's sports are included.

Covers a wide range of ideas historically and internationally. Particularly strong for overviews of current ideas taken in historical context, listing essential and significant texts that contributed to the development of concepts.