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"This insightful book presents a sociological study of professional cycling, examining developments in the sport since its emergence in the late 19th century. John Connolly thoroughly explores key aspects of professional cycling including the emergence of professionalism, organisational structure, doping, gender, and recent American involvement in the sport. Power, Pain and Professional Cycling deftly outlines how and why Belgium, France and Italy initially dominated professional cycling and how the sport was shaped by power relations between those involved in the sport and in society at large. Tracing the interrelations between Americans and Europeans in the sport since the 1960s, Connolly documents the processes of stigmatisation and counter stigmatisation which occurred. He examines the ways in which changing power balances have reshaped both men's and women's professional racing today. The book also provides an insightful investigation into how feelings of shame associated with doping practices have developed and advanced; why this development was a fractured and uneven process; and why anti-doping functions emerged. This book is a crucial read for academics and students specialising in sport, sport management, sport psychology and sport sociology. Its unique approach will also be of interest to professionals in the sports industry, particularly those with a keen interest in professional cycling"--

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The book examines the social processes which have shaped the development and organisation of various marketing practices and activities, and the markets associated with them. Drawing on the figurational-sociological approach associated with Norbert Elias the contributors explain how various markets and related marketing practices and activities are organised, enabled and constrained by the actions of people at different levels of social integration. Collectively, The Social Organisation of Marketing provides insights into topics such as the consumption and of wine in China, the advertising of Guinness, the management of on-line communities in Germany, the corporate social responsibility strategies of multinational energy corporations in Africa, the concept of talent management in contemporary organisations, the child consumer in Ireland, and the constraining and enabling influences of the American corporate organisational structure. .

Business. --- Marketing. --- Globalization. --- Markets. --- Social responsibility of business. --- Mass media. --- Communication. --- Social sciences in mass media. --- Business and Management. --- Media Sociology. --- Emerging Markets/Globalization. --- Corporate Social Responsibility. --- Cross-Cultural Management. --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Business --- Corporate accountability --- Corporate responsibility --- Corporate social responsibility --- Corporations --- CSR (Corporate social responsibility) --- Industries --- Social responsibility, Corporate --- Social responsibility of industry --- Public markets --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Consumer goods --- Domestic marketing --- Retail marketing --- Retail trade --- Trade --- Media, Mass --- Media, The --- Social responsibility --- Marketing --- Mass media --- Sociology --- Business ethics --- Issues management --- Commerce --- Fairs --- Market towns --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Communication --- Industrial management --- Aftermarkets --- Selling --- Economics --- Management --- Social aspects --- Social responsibility of busines. --- International business enterprises—Cross-cultural studies.

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‘Connolly and Dolan set Gaelic games in the context of the development of sport worldwide, including trends towards less violence among players and spectators. Yet they also show how the GAA has been tied up with power relations within Irish society, between players and administrators, and in rivalry with soccer and rugby. A model of sociological history.’ —Stephen Mennell, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University College Dublin, Ireland ‘Connolly and Dolan draw on a wealth of historical documents and skilfully employ key concepts in figurational sociology to analyse a range of developments in Gaelic games that have long been the subject of media and public interest and the focus of heated debate within the GAA.’ —Paul Darby, Reader in the Sociology of Sport, Ulster University, UK ‘Ireland is as central to our understanding of global sport as sport is to our understanding of both Irish society and the theories of Norbert Elias. Gaelic Games in Society is a critical synthesis of history and sociology and continues the rich tradition of figurational analyses of the development of particular sports. This fascinating work will sit comfortably alongside the best.’ —Dominic Malcolm, Reader in the Sociology of Sport, Loughborough University, UK In this book John Connolly and Paddy Dolan illustrate and explain developments in Gaelic games, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), and Irish society over the course of the last 150 years. The main themes in the book include: advances in the threshold of repugnance towards violence in the playing of Gaelic games, changes in the structure of spectator violence, diminishing displays of superiority towards the competing sports of soccer and rugby, the tension between decentralising and centralising processes, the movement in the balance between amateurism and professionalism, changes in the power balance between ‘elite’ players and administrators, and the difficulties in developing a new hybrid sport. The authors also explain how these developments were connected to various social processes including changes in the structure of Irish society and in the social habitus of people in Ireland.

Sports—Sociological aspects. --- Sociology. --- Economic sociology. --- Cultural studies. --- Sports—Psychological aspects. --- Sociology of Sport and Leisure. --- Sociological Theory. --- Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology. --- Cultural Studies. --- Sport Psychology. --- Economic sociology --- Economics --- Socio-economics --- Socioeconomics --- Sociology of economics --- Sociology --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Social aspects --- Gaelic games --- Gaelic Athletic Association. --- Gaelic sports --- Sports --- History. --- Culture --- Sport Sociology. --- Economic Sociology. --- Motivation in sports --- Sport psychology --- Sports motivation --- Sports psychology --- Sports sciences --- Cultural studies --- Sociology of sports --- Sociological aspects. --- Study and teaching. --- Psychological aspects.

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Christian moral theology --- Eckhart [Meister] --- 248 ECKHART, Meister, O.P. (1260-ca.1328) --- Spiritualiteit. Ascese. Mystiek. Vroomheid--ECKHART, Meister, O.P. (1260-ca.1328)