Fair and Foul

by Eitzen, D. Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780742561779
• ISBN10: 0742561771
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Expanded and updated throughout, the fourth edition of Fair and Foul explores America's love of sport just as it reveals sport's darker side-the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, and media grandstanding. A new prelude draws students into the book by looking at the multiple levels (individual, organized, and professional) and meanings of sport. An entirely new chapter examines children's play and the emergence of adult-centered play as the primary sport experience of children-with some undesirable consequences. Other chapters incorporate new information on the participation of women and minorities in coaching and management, new data on the economic inequalities that pervade sports, new information on the ties between businesses and college sports, and new developments in the recruiting of athletes from all over the world.

Author Biography

D. Stanley Eitzen is professor emeritus of sociology at Colorado State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
The Duality of Sport	p. 1
Sport Unites, Sport Divides	p. 19
Names, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports Symbols	p. 41
Sport Is Fair, Sport Is Foul	p. 59
Sport Is Healthy, Sport Is Destructive	p. 83
The Organization of Children's Play: Peer Centered or Adult Centered?	p. 101
Sport Is Expressive, Sport Is Controlled	p. 125
Myth: Sports Are Played on a Level Playing Field	p. 145
The Contradictions of Big-Time College Sports	p. 165
The Path to Success? Myth and Reality	p. 205
Professional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private Businesses	p. 221
The Globalization of Sport	p. 243
The Challenge: Changing Sport	p. 261
Index	p. 273
About the Author	p. 291
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