Download or read book Power and Ideology in American Sport written by George Harvey Sage and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power and Ideology in American Sport addresses a wide range of topics, including: how sport is embedded in the social, political, and economic structures of American society; how the sporting experience is shaped by powerful individuals as well as ordinary people; and as such how sport both unifies and segregates individuals, social classes, racial and ethnic groups, and competing political loyalties.