Sport, Exercise and Social Theory: An Introduction

• Why are sport and exercise important?
• What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society?
• Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses?

It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise play in contemporary society without knowing a little social theory. It is social theory that provides the vocabulary for our study of society, that helps us ask the right critical questions and that encourages us to look for th...