Padma Prakash and Meena Gopal (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- December 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780190130640
- eISBN:
- 9780190993115
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190130640.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
The short objectives of this volume are first, to rejuvenate interest in the field of sports studies; second, to offer a platform for a wide range of studies on sports, employing a variety of ...
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The short objectives of this volume are first, to rejuvenate interest in the field of sports studies; second, to offer a platform for a wide range of studies on sports, employing a variety of approaches and perspectives, and methodologies to enliven a field of study, and third, equally important, to engender both a scholarly and informed lay readership about serious work and writing on sports. Presenting a multidisciplinary approach to sports studies, the book is a narrative of the diverse and emerging field of sports studies ranging from the viewing of sports as a microcosm of society that affords an opportunity to understand the complex relations among society, state, government and its agencies to critical analyses of the field of sport using gender and class analyses within a political economy perspective. Interspersed are case studies and an autobiographical account that not only enrich the narrative, but also demonstrate the value of different genres to understanding the field.
This volume has emerged from the editors’ sociological curiosity derived not only from scholarship but from our participation in the world of sports, and as a means of productively sharing widely our exhilarating and liberating sporting experience. If it has raised more questions that it has answered, then the book has succeeded in its purpose.Less
The short objectives of this volume are first, to rejuvenate interest in the field of sports studies; second, to offer a platform for a wide range of studies on sports, employing a variety of approaches and perspectives, and methodologies to enliven a field of study, and third, equally important, to engender both a scholarly and informed lay readership about serious work and writing on sports. Presenting a multidisciplinary approach to sports studies, the book is a narrative of the diverse and emerging field of sports studies ranging from the viewing of sports as a microcosm of society that affords an opportunity to understand the complex relations among society, state, government and its agencies to critical analyses of the field of sport using gender and class analyses within a political economy perspective. Interspersed are case studies and an autobiographical account that not only enrich the narrative, but also demonstrate the value of different genres to understanding the field.
This volume has emerged from the editors’ sociological curiosity derived not only from scholarship but from our participation in the world of sports, and as a means of productively sharing widely our exhilarating and liberating sporting experience. If it has raised more questions that it has answered, then the book has succeeded in its purpose.
Elyssa Faison
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520252967
- eISBN:
- 9780520934184
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520252967.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This chapter shows that much continuity existed in the management of female factory labor during wartime and into the postwar era. By the early 1940s, the textile industry had almost totally ...
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This chapter shows that much continuity existed in the management of female factory labor during wartime and into the postwar era. By the early 1940s, the textile industry had almost totally collapsed, as the war cut off Japanese access to raw cotton and to foreign markets for finished goods. But textile-industry labor management provided a template for the state as it sought to mobilize women to work in the war economy. With defeat came the temporary resurgence of the industry, which for about two decades after the war was used to jump-start Japan's war-ravaged economy. Analysis of the Omi Kenshi Spinning strike of 1954 and Japan's Olympic gold-medal women's volleyball team of 1964, which was composed of female textile employees, help to understand better bhow postwar labor-management practices and the position of women in factory labor compared to the prewar situation.Less
This chapter shows that much continuity existed in the management of female factory labor during wartime and into the postwar era. By the early 1940s, the textile industry had almost totally collapsed, as the war cut off Japanese access to raw cotton and to foreign markets for finished goods. But textile-industry labor management provided a template for the state as it sought to mobilize women to work in the war economy. With defeat came the temporary resurgence of the industry, which for about two decades after the war was used to jump-start Japan's war-ravaged economy. Analysis of the Omi Kenshi Spinning strike of 1954 and Japan's Olympic gold-medal women's volleyball team of 1964, which was composed of female textile employees, help to understand better bhow postwar labor-management practices and the position of women in factory labor compared to the prewar situation.
Bino Paul
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- December 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780190130640
- eISBN:
- 9780190993115
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190130640.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
Bino Paul’s essay examines international data on participation and success in volleyball and draws some interesting, early linkages between sports performance and institutional changes outside sports ...
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Bino Paul’s essay examines international data on participation and success in volleyball and draws some interesting, early linkages between sports performance and institutional changes outside sports to answer the question, how do participative sports such as volleyball under global conditions assume success or failure? Positing one’s own local lived experience as a starting point, helps to delve into an understanding these developments, of the political economy of fading sponsorships, commercial ventures, and professional competitions.Less
Bino Paul’s essay examines international data on participation and success in volleyball and draws some interesting, early linkages between sports performance and institutional changes outside sports to answer the question, how do participative sports such as volleyball under global conditions assume success or failure? Positing one’s own local lived experience as a starting point, helps to delve into an understanding these developments, of the political economy of fading sponsorships, commercial ventures, and professional competitions.
Gerd Gigerenzer
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199390076
- eISBN:
- 9780190240684
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199390076.003.0009
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
The hot hand belief in sports refers to the conviction that a player has a greater chance of making a shot after two or three successful shots than after two or three misses (resulting in “streaks”). ...
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The hot hand belief in sports refers to the conviction that a player has a greater chance of making a shot after two or three successful shots than after two or three misses (resulting in “streaks”). This belief is usually considered a cognitive fallacy, although it has been conjectured that in basketball the defense will attack a “hot” player and thereby prevent streaks from occurring. The chapter shows that, for volleyball, the hot hand exists, that coaches and playmakers are able to detect it, and that playmakers tend to use it “adaptively,” which results in more hits for a team.Less
The hot hand belief in sports refers to the conviction that a player has a greater chance of making a shot after two or three successful shots than after two or three misses (resulting in “streaks”). This belief is usually considered a cognitive fallacy, although it has been conjectured that in basketball the defense will attack a “hot” player and thereby prevent streaks from occurring. The chapter shows that, for volleyball, the hot hand exists, that coaches and playmakers are able to detect it, and that playmakers tend to use it “adaptively,” which results in more hits for a team.
Franc Klaassen and Jan R. Magnus
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199355952
- eISBN:
- 9780199395477
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199355952.003.0009
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Econometrics
The service should neither be too easy, nor too difficult. A player has to choose the right balance, both for the first and second service. The chapter introduces a model to find this optimal service ...
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The service should neither be too easy, nor too difficult. A player has to choose the right balance, both for the first and second service. The chapter introduces a model to find this optimal service strategy and quantify the service efficiency of a player, that is, how close a player is to achieving his or her optimal strategy. How much can a player increase the probability of winning a match by serving efficiently, and what would be monetary effect? How did our approach help volleyball? What do the tennis results tell us about human behavior in general?Less
The service should neither be too easy, nor too difficult. A player has to choose the right balance, both for the first and second service. The chapter introduces a model to find this optimal service strategy and quantify the service efficiency of a player, that is, how close a player is to achieving his or her optimal strategy. How much can a player increase the probability of winning a match by serving efficiently, and what would be monetary effect? How did our approach help volleyball? What do the tennis results tell us about human behavior in general?
