Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations (4^th Ed.) A Multilevel Perspective

Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective is a comprehensive introduction to the ways in which people differ?including race, gender, age, mental and physical ability, appearance, religion, sexual orientation, and social class?and the importance of these differences for sport organizations.

It offers strategies for managing diversity in work and sport environments and provides an overview of diversity training that can be implemented in the workplace. Grounded in research and theory and outlining best practice, this fully updated and revised edition includes more international examples and expanded coverage of topics, such as critical disability studies, women of color, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex issues, as well as useful teaching and learning features in every chapter and additional online resources.

This is important reading for students working in the fields of sport business, sport management, sport development or sport coaching, HR management in sport, sport in society, sport participation, ethical leadership in sport, or introductory sport management courses.

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, 1. Overview of Diversity and Inclusion, 2. Theoretical Tenets of Diversity and Inclusion, 3. Bias, PART II: FORMS OF DIVERSITY, 4. A Framework to Understand Diversity Forms, 5. Race, 6. Gender, 7. Age, 8. Disability, 9. Weight, 10. Religion, 11. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression, 12. Social Class, PART III: CREATING AND SUSTAINING INCLUSIVE SPORT ORGANIZATIONS, 13. Strategies for Inclusion, 14. Diversity Training, 15. Change and Inclusion Through Sport

George B. Cunningham is Professor of Sport Management and Senior Assistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He is Director of the Center for Sport Management Research and Education, as well as the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport, and holds a faculty affiliate appointment in the Women's and Gender Studies Program. He has served as editor-in-chief of Journal of Intercollegiate Sport and of Sport Management Review, and is a member of the National Academy of Kinesiology.