1st Edition
The Sociology of Hypocrisy An Analysis of Sport and Religion
By Stephen G. Wieting
Copyright 2015
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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With close attention to the spheres of sport and religion as important sites of moral currency, this book draws on media coverage of major cases of hypocrisy, attending to differing meanings and consequences of hypocrisy within the US, France and Iceland. Instances come from scandals within the established churches, as well as cases from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Tour de... Read more
Introduction: is hypocrisy so ordinary as to ignore or the second worse vice?; Sport and religion in the United States; Some aspects of sport and religion in Iceland and France; Hypocrisy and information: technologies used in detection and in concealment; Hypocrisy and related deceits: when lying becomes normal; Hypocrisy and levels of trust within cultures; Ethical and theoretical implications of patterns of hypocrisy: artifice as a species constant or a variable
Biography
Stephen G. Wieting is Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, USA and editor of Sport and Memory in North America.
’Who can we trust? That question is central to this ambitious examination of hypocrisy and its social consequences using religion and sport as major test cases. From political philosophy to sociology, from professional cycling to Icelandic sagas, Wieting takes us on an intellectual journey during which we must confront widespread hypocrisy in institutions and individuals whose identities supposedly rest on fidelity.’ Alan Bairner, Loughborough University, UK
