《运动与现代社会理论家》以现代社会科学解读体育运动,反映了几次重要的理论转向及相应的理论困境。全书14章讨论以下主题:经典理论家——马克思、韦伯、迪尔凯姆和弗洛伊德;马克思主义者和经由阿多诺、葛兰西和哈贝马斯的批判理论立场;莫顿、米尔斯、戈夫曼等杰出的现代北美研究者;跟着詹姆斯和女性主义理论了解“种族”差异和性别差异;与吉登斯、埃利亚斯和布迪厄同时代的理论,或破除二元论之后的理论;经由福柯和鲍德里亚的后结构主义和后现代立场。 “Movement and modern social theorists” interpret sports with modern social sciences, reflecting several important theoretical turns and corresponding theoretical difficulties. Chapter 14 of the book addresses the following topics: classical theorists - Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Freud; Marxists and critical theoretical positions via Adorno, Gramsci and Habermas; Morton , Mills, Goffman and other prominent modern North American researchers; followed James and feminist theory to understand “race” differences and gender differences; contemporary theories with Giddens, Elias and Bourdieu or The theory behind dualism was broken; post-structuralism and postmodernist positions through Foucault and Baudrillard.