Families, Sport, Leisure and Social Justice From Protest to Progress
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Biographical note
Dawn E. Trussell is Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University, Canada. Broadly defined, her research interests focus on sport and leisure culture in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Her work has a social justice orientation and is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Sport Canadaâs Research Initiative. She is the President of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies and serves on the Canadian Gender+ Equity in Sport Research Hub, Scientific Committee.
Ruth Jeanes is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. Ruthâs research examines the use of sport as a social policy tool to address disadvantage and inequity within marginalised communities. She has published widely in this area and her recent research, examining the role of informal sport in supporting health and social benefits amongst diverse young people has been funded by the Australian Research Council. Ruth was President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies from 2017 to 2020.
<p>"This edited collection is a welcome addition to the growing literature on sport and social justice. Perhaps most important, it re-centers the conversation on families, which opens novel avenues for research about gender, aging, class, social inclusion, and generational relations ⌠This quality resource presents excellent essays that form a cohesive whole. Scholars of the sociology of sport and practitioners will find value in this collection. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals." - <i>C R King, Columbia College Chicago</i>, CHOICE</p>
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Dawn E. Trussell is Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University, Canada. Broadly defined, her research interests focus on sport and leisure culture in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Her work has a social justice orientation and is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Sport Canadaâs Research Initiative. She is the President of the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies and serves on the Canadian Gender+ Equity in Sport Research Hub, Scientific Committee.
Ruth Jeanes is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. Ruthâs research examines the use of sport as a social policy tool to address disadvantage and inequity within marginalised communities. She has published widely in this area and her recent research, examining the role of informal sport in supporting health and social benefits amongst diverse young people has been funded by the Australian Research Council. Ruth was President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies from 2017 to 2020.