Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction to the Critical Study of Sport William Bridel and Marty Clark Chapter Introduction An Introduction to the Authors and Textbook Editors What Is Sport? Sociology of Sport 101 Sport and Identity Content and Format of the Remaining Chapters Chapter Summary Chapter 2. Introducing Sociological Concepts and Theories Marty Clark and William Bridel Chapter Introduction The Sociological Imagination Social Theories and Sport Sociology Intersectionality Chapter Summary Chapter 3. Systems and Structures Marty Clark Chapter Introduction Thinking Sociologically About Sport Systems Thinking About Social Structures Making Connections: Social Structures, Systems, and Sporting Experiences Chapter Summary Chapter 4. Gender and Sport Sarah Barnes and Mustafa Karacam Chapter Introduction Defining Key Terms A Long (and Contested) History of Sport as a Male Preserve From Exclusion to Inclusion With Caveats Challenging Gendered Injustice in Society Through Sport Chapter Summary Chapter 5. Sexuality and Sport Judy Liao Chapter Introduction Breaking Barriers, But at a Cost Increasing Visibility in the 21st Century Complicating Visibility and Inclusion Conclusion! Conclusion? Can We (Re)Imagine Resistance (Visibility and Inclusion) Without Assimilation? Chapter Summary Chapter 6. Race, Ethnicity, and Sport Janelle Joseph and Ornella Nzindukiyimana Chapter Introduction Some Definitions and Contexts Understanding Race and Racism Through Intersectionality Theory Thinking Theoretically About Identities and Race Using Cultural Studies Using Critical Race Theory for Knowledge and Activism Chapter Summary Chapter 7. Sport for Decolonization? Reimagining Sport Through an Indigenous Lens Daniel Henhawk Chapter Introduction Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples Sport, Leisure, and Settler Colonialism What Does Any of This Have to Do With Sport? Sport for Cultural Resurgence, Reconciliation, and Decolonization Chapter Summary Chapter 8.

Sport, Class, and Capitalism Samantha King, Gagandeep Minhas, and Gözde Öncil Chapter Introduction Thinking Sociologically About Sport and Economic Inequality in Canada Resistance to Capitalism: The Anti-Olympic Movement Chapter Summary Chapter 9. Abilities Jennifer Mooradian and Teresa Hill Chapter Introduction Thinking Critically About Disabilities Sport and Disabilities Disability in the Context of Neoliberalism and Colonialism Chapter Summary Chapter 10. The Body and Sport Nikolaus A. Dean and Andrea Bundon Chapter Introduction Mind-Body Dualism Biomedical Model "Exercise Is Medicine" and the Concept of Healthism Body Capital Biographical Disruption Pain, Injury, and the Culture of Risk Chapter Summary Chapter 11. Sport and Sustainability Tavis Smith and Michael S. Dao Chapter Introduction Sustainability, Sustainable Development, and Sports Thinking Critically About Sport and Sustainability Chapter Summary Chapter 12. Sport and Social Change Andrea Carey Chapter Introduction Social Justice and Social Change Sport as an Exclusionary System Sport as a Mechanism to Navigate Social Change Change Within Sport: A Focus on Policy Athlete Activism: Sport Is More Than "Just Sport" Chapter Summary Chapter 13. Future Directions William Bridel and Marty Clark Chapter Introduction Summary of Themes A Conversation About Critical Sport Studies Chapter Summary Glossary References Index About the Editors About the Contributors.