Contemporary Sport Management, Fourth Edition, provides students with an overview of sport management by presenting extensive discussions of the foundational aspects of the profession and current topics from the field. This thoroughly revised edition brings enhanced content to students with a full-color format and an integrated online study guide. The text not only provides students with an understanding of sport management but also discusses the significance of sport as an international social institution. Students will also learn the relevance of sociological, cultural, historical, political, psychological, and legal concepts to the management of sport; the necessary professional skills and attitudes of sport managers; and ways in which the globalization of sport continues to affect sport management professions.