The Work of Professional Football: A Labour of Love? Contributor(s): Roderick, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 041536373X ISBN-13: 9780415363730 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Rugby - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Sports & Recreation | Football |
Dewey: 796.334 |
LCCN: 2005028645 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived. A former professional, Martin Roderick's familiarity with the world of football is the foundation for this privileged research into a world that is typically closed to the public gaze and ignored by media reportage and academic research which prefers to focus on a small, unrepresentative group of elite players. Key themes explored within the text include:
The text deals with a wide range of issues of interest to sports students and academics, particularly those with a focus on the sociology of sport but also including sport development, sport management and coaching studies. The text will also be of interest to researchers in the fields of careers, industrial relations and the sociology of work. |