{"product_id":"the-quest-for-social-justice-in-sport-9781836625155","title":"The Quest for Social Justice in Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough social justice initiatives in education and the workplace have decades-long histories, sport has been slow to follow. In the areas of sport policies, sport practices and sport scholarship, liberal\/reform approaches dominate, while the structural roots of injustice - racism, colonialism, misogyny, homophobia, disablism, homophobia and transphobia - remain largely unchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse and misuse of sport sciences contributes to this pattern, and the Olympic industry serves as the machine driving these forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying an intersectional analysis, the book examines issues of sex\/gender\/sexualities, disability, Global North\/Global South disparities, doping, and violence in all its forms. A discussion of action and outlaw sports as a route to empowerment is followed by an exploration of community-based initiatives and a model for physical activity that puts joy at the centre of human movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Jefferson Lenskyj\u003c\/strong\u003e (she\/her) is Professor Emerita, University of Toronto. Her work as a researcher and activist on gender and sport issues began in the 1980s, and her critiques of the Olympic industry include seven books, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Olympic Games: A Critical Approach\u003c\/em\u003e (Emerald, 2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676152627474,"sku":"9781836625155","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a3303398-bb0a-4b27-9008-7b5d2482a9db.jpg?v=1761046410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-quest-for-social-justice-in-sport-9781836625155","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}