Sport in Contemporary Society An Anthology

by Eitzen, D. Stanley

• ISBN13: 9781572599543
• ISBN10: 1572599545
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-15
• Publisher: Worth Publishers

Summary

This classic anthology analyzes the sociological implications of sports in modern society through a series of interesting and informative essays.#xA0; Sport in Contemporary Societycan be used in a variety of ways, as a primary text for courses in the sociology of sport, as a supplementary text for a sociology course, or even for general readers who wish to deepen their understanding and appreciation of sport.#xA0; 35 articles, 21 new to this edition, are included.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
About the Author	xi
Part One Sport as a Microcosm of Society	1	(37)
American Sport at Century's End	4	(6)
D. Stanley Eitzen
Sport as Secular Sacrament	10	(10)
Varda Burstyn
Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate?	20	(18)
Jay J. Coakley
For Further Study	37	(1)
Part Two Sport and Socialization: Organized Sports	38	(41)
Play Group versus Organized Competitive Team: A Comparison	40	(10)
Jay J. Coakley
High School Football and Academics	50	(10)
H. G. Bissinger
Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room	60	(19)
Timothy Jon Curry
For Further Study	78	(1)
Part Three Sport and Socialization: The Mass Media	79	(28)
Separating the Men from the Girls: The Gendered Language of Televised Sports	81	(15)
Michael A. Messner
Margaret Carlisle Duncan
Kerry Jensen
Televised Sport and the (Anti) Sociological Imagination	96	(11)
Dan C. Hilliard
For Further Study	106	(1)
Part Four Sport and Socialization: Symbols	107	(27)
Old Times Not Forgotten: A Battle over Symbols	109	(6)
Douglas Lederman
Crimes against Humanity	115	(8)
Ward Churchill
The De-Athleticization of Women: The Naming and Gender Marking of Collegiate Sport Teams	123	(11)
D. Stanley Eitzen
Maxine Baca Zinn
For Further Study	133	(1)
Part Five Problems of Excess: Overzealous Athletes, Parents, and Coaches	134	(33)
Kids and Sports: Injured at an Early Age	136	(6)
Larry Tye
Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters: The Dark Side	142	(8)
Joan Ryan
Despite the Positive Rhetoric about Women's Sports, Female Athletes Face a Culture of Sexual Harassment	150	(5)
Leslie Heywood
The Democratic Ideal and School Sport	155	(12)
D. Stanley Eitzen
For Further Study	166	(1)
Part Six Problems of Excess: Sport and Deviance	167	(32)
Ethical Dilemmas in American Sport: The Dark Side of Competition	169	(11)
D. Stanley Eitzen
The Real Scandal in International Sport: Doping	180	(7)
Sharon Begley
Martha Brant
The Olympics: From Pericles to Samaranch	187	(3)
James Petras
Out of Bounds: The Truth about Athletes and Rape	190	(9)
Jill Neimark
For Further Study	198	(1)
Part Seven Problems of Excess: Big-Time College Sport	199	(37)
Big-Time College Sports: Contradictions, Crises, and Consequences	201	(12)
D. Stanley Eitzen
Unpaid Professionals: The Student as Athlete	213	(6)
Andrew Zimbalist
From Idealism to Pragmatic Detachment: The Academic Performance of College Athletes	219	(17)
Peter Adler
Patricia A. Adler
For Further Study	235	(1)
Part Eight Problems of Excess: Sport and Money	236	(29)
Money Makes the Sports Go `Round	239	(9)
Jim Armstrong
Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: Are New Stadiums Worth the Cost?	248	(8)
Roger C. Noll
Andrew Zimbalist
Upward Mobility Through Sport? The Myths and Realities	256	(9)
D. Stanley Eitzen
For Further Study	263	(2)
Part Nine Structured Inequality: Sport and Race/Ethnicity	265	(28)
Sporting Dreams Die on the ``Rez''	267	(8)
Kevin Simpson
Racial Inequality and Sport	275	(10)
George H. Sage
An End of the Golden Age of Black Participation in Sport?	285	(8)
Harry Edwards
For Further Study	292	(1)
Part Ten Structured Inequality: Sport and Gender	293	(40)
Title IX and Intercollegiate Sports: Equal Opportunity?	295	(7)
John Weistart
Women in Intercollegiate Sport: A Longitudinal Study: 1977-1998	302	(7)
R. Vivian Acosta
Linda Jean Carpenter
The Joy of Women's Sports	309	(8)
Ruth Conniff
The Meaning of Success: The Athletic Experience and the Development of Male Identity	317	(16)
Michael A. Messner
For Further Study	332	(1)
Part Eleven Structured Inequality: Sport and Sexuality	333	(39)
Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sport	335	(18)
Pat Griffin
Fear and Loathing	353	(5)
Dylan B. Tomlinson
Sport and Masculinity: The Estrangement of Gay Men	358	(14)
Brian Pronger
For Further Study	372