Ethics and College Sports Ethics, Sports, and the University

by French, Peter A.

• ISBN13: 9780742512726
• ISBN10: 074251272X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Ethics and College Sports is a careful analysis of the root problems in intercollegiate athletics in American universities. It examines the prevalent myths that are regularly used to justify the inclusion of intercollegiate athletics, and all of the abuses and scandals it has brought to university campuses, from a moral perspective.

Author Biography

Peter A. French is the Lincoln Chair in Ethics and director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The Mission of the University and the Role of Intercollegiate Athletics	1	(8)
The Amateur Myth	9	(22)
The Character Education Myth	31	(32)
The Gender Equity Joke	63	(16)
The Funding Myth	79	(24)
The Entertainment Reality	103	(22)
Conclusion	125	(4)
Appendix A University and Athletic Department Mission Statements	129	(16)
Appendix B NCAA Report on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in Intercollegiate Athletics	145	(16)
Appendix C Summary of NCAA Regulations---Division I	161	(18)
Appendix D NCAA Banned Drugs	179	(4)
Appendix E NCAA Countable Athletically Related Activities	183	(4)
Appendix F NCAA Rules on Gambling and Intercollegiate Athletics	187	(2)
Appendix G Student-Athlete Employment Information--Any Time	189	(2)
Index	191	(2)
About the Author	193