134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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Concussion has become one of the most significant issues in contemporary sport. The life-changing impact of head injury and the possible threat that chronic traumatic encephalopathy poses to children and young athletes in particular is calling into question the long-term future of some of our most well-established sports. But what are the real issues behind the headlines and the public outcry,... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Concussion as a Social Issue
3. Concussion as a Cultural Phenomenon
4. Concussion and Medicine
5. Concussion and Ethics
6. Concussion and Behavioural Science
7. Concussion and Public Health
8. The Social Roots of Sport’s Concussion Crisis
9. The Future
Biography
Dominic Malcolm is Reader in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University, UK. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
