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Coming up with new ways of thinking about the psychology of sport and exercise is a challenge that we should all embrace and be excited about. Social identity research provides an opportunity for us to do just this. This volume provides fascinating insights across a number of different areas which resonate strongly with my own professional journey within high-performance sport. Its currency lies in its ability to articulate a current and authentic approach which has been overlooked in the literature. This will be a game changer.
Sport and exercise psychology likes its theories. Unfortunately, though, we have been a little too narrow in
Leans toward being a recruitment drive for future research with each chapter listing areas for future consideration. It is this contributory yet collaborative tone that sets this book apart from the pack and adds something special to the sport and exercise psychology space.
Providing the clearest framework to date on how best to utilise social identity approaches to sport and exercise, the book opens up a communication channel for scholars trained in sport and exercise and social psychologists to develop unique collaborations to further test social identity approaches, in as real-world a context as one could get.
Interesting approach to discuss as part of the course but does not provide all the sport psychology basics I teach.
While a comprehensive and and interesting book, insufficiently relevant to students in course
A book for the HE, a knowledge base required before attempting this book.
