He is the author of Sport In Society: Issues and Controversies (7^th edition; McGraw-Hill, 2001), a widely used text in the sociology of sport. He co-authored Making Decisions: The Response of Young People in the Medway Towns to the "Ever Thought Of Sport?" Campaign (London: British Sports Council, 1986), and co-edited Inside Sports (Routledge, 1999) and the Handbook of Sports Studies (Sage, Ltd., 2000).

Coakley has published many articles and book chapters primarily on sport, society, and culture. Much of this work focuses on youth sports and socialization issues, race and ethnicity, gender, deviance and violence. He has lectured on sociology of sport topics in North America, Asia, and Europe, and has spoken often to groups of coaches and sport administrators. He also has lectured on issues of race and cultural diversity in sports and academic institutions.

Coakley served as founding Editor of the Sociology of Sport Journal from 1983-1989 and he continues to serve on the editorial boards of scholarly journals in sociology and physical education. He is a past president of the Sport Sociology Academy of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, and a past president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport; he was elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology & Physical Education in 1996.

Coakley received his M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees from the University of Notre Dame. He currently teaches introductory sociology and courses on sports in society, racial and ethnic relations, popular culture, aging, and social psychology.

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