Conde Library: Issues in Sport 2025: Violence in Sport

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Scandalous: the Outrageous Behaviour of Sports Stars by Barry Stone
ISBN: 9781742702735

There is no shortage of sporting stars making headlines off the field for all the wrong reasons. From dodgy dalliances bubbling to the surface, to marriages shattered, lucrative endorsement deals flushed down the toilet and clubs that can no longer hold onto players who have stuffed up in very big ways.

Sports Violence and Society
Is violence an intrinsic component of contemporary sport? How does violence within sport reflect upon the attitudes of wider society?
Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport
Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport explores the psychological aspects of these two intrinsic elements of competitive sport. This book critically examines the important issues associated with aggression and violence in sport.
Gender-Based Violence in Children’s Sport
This book addresses the major forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in children’s sport, including sexual, physical, and psychological violence and neglect.