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9781594517204

Sport in Contemporary Society : An Anthology

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    9781594517204

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    1594517207

  • Edition: 8th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-07-30
  • Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS
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Summary

Sports buffs know all about famous players and coaches and can recite statistics in endless detail. But do fans know how sport is linked to other institutions of society? Do they understand the role of sport in socializing youngsters in both positive and negative ways? Do they know that racism continues in sport? What about the ways in which sport perpetuates gender-role stereotypes in society? How do owners, coaches, and other sport authorities exercise power to maintain control over athletes? These issues and more are examined in this selection of accessible writings by journalists and scholars who represent a new era of critical appraisal of sports--both professional and amateur. The essays transcend many prevalent stereotypes and myths; they also yield fascinating and important insights into the nature of society. Twenty-one articles presented here are new to the eighth edition, reflecting the latest trends and analysis, including overzealous competition, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the role of media, and the influence of money in both professional and school athletics. This edition is essential reading in courses on sociology of sport and on the foundations of physical education.

Author Biography

Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities, Michael A. Messner One Coaching Style: The Total Control of Coach Bob Knight, John Feinstein Finding the Golden Genes, Patrick Barry The Commercial Beijing Olympic Games, D. Stanley Eitzen Follow the Money: The Cost of Youth Sports, Tom Farrey Say It Ain't So, Big Leagues: The Downside for Latin American Players, Dave Zirin Who's Playing College Sports, John Cheslock Gay Athletes' Dilemma, Anthony Cotton Baseball and Globalization, Alan M. Klein D. Stanley Eitzen is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Colorado State University and coauthor with George Sage of Sociology of North American Sport, 8th ed. (Paradigm 2009). Prominent for his scholarship on homelessness, poverty, inequality, power, and family, he is best known for his contributions to the sociology of sport. He was elected a Sports Ethics Fellow at the Institute for International Sport.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figuresp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Sport as a Microcosm of Societyp. 1
Sports: An Offer We Can't Refusep. 5
American Sport in the New Millenniump. 10
Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate?p. 16
For Further Studyp. 33
Sport and Socialization: Organized Sports and Youthp. 35
Play Group versus Organized Competitive Team: A Comparisonp. 37
Anyone Up for Stickball? In a PlayStation World, Maybe Notp. 46
Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinitiesp. 50
For Further Studyp. 67
Sport and Socialization: The Mass Mediap. 69
The Televised Sports Manhood Formulap. 71
The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Eventsp. 85
For Further Studyp. 105
Sport and Socialization: Symbolsp. 107
American Flags as Big as Fieldsp. 109
Old Times Not Forgotten: A Battle over Symbolsp. 112
The Problems with Native American Mascotsp. 118
The De-Athleticization of Women: The Naming and Gender Marking of Collegiate Sport Teamsp. 126
For Further Studyp. 136
Problems of Excess: Overzealous Athletes, Parents, and Coachesp. 137
Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters: The Dark Sidep. 139
Swoosh Comes to Shovep. 146
One Coaching Style: The Total Control of Coach Bob Knightp. 153
For Further Studyp. 158
Problems of Excess: Sport and Deviancep. 159
Ethical Dilemmas in American Sport: The Dark Side of Competitionp. 161
Male Student-Athletes Reported for Sexual Assault: A Survey of Campus Police Departments and Judicial Affairs Officesp. 171
Crime and Athletes: New Racial Stereotypesp. 184
For Further Studyp. 195
Problems of Excess: Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sportsp. 197
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Incidence of Use and Health Implicationsp. 199
Finding the Golden Genesp. 218
Outraged over the Steroids Outragep. 225
For Further Studyp. 228
Problems of Excess: Big-Time College Sportp. 229
An Experiment Justifiedp. 231
Everybody Cheats-Just Not My Schoolp. 238
The Big-Time College Sports Plantation and the Slaves Who Drive Itp. 243
For Further Studyp. 254
Problems of Excess: Sport and Moneyp. 255
The Commercial Beijing Olympic Gamesp. 257
New Deal Lets Colts Rake in Cash: Financial Terms of Team's Pact with Indy Are among the Most Lucrative in NFLp. 262
Follow the Money: The Cost of Youth Sportsp. 268
The Changing Face of the Sports Fanp. 276
For Further Studyp. 281
Structured Inequality: Sport and Race/Ethnicityp. 283
Sporting Dreams Die on the "Rez"p. 285
The 2008 Racial and Gender Report Card: National Football Leaguep. 292
Say It Ain't So, Big Leagues: The Downside for Latin American Playersp. 306
For Further Studyp. 308
Structured Inequality: Sport and Genderp. 311
Sport and Genderp. 313
Who's Playing College Sports? Trends in Participationp. 319
The Meaning of Success: The Athletic Experience and the Development of Male Identityp. 323
For Further Studyp. 338
Structured Inequality: Sport and Sexualityp. 341
Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sportp. 343
Gay Athletes' Dilemmap. 360
He Shoots, She Scores: The Story of a Transsexual Sportswriterp. 365
For Further Studyp. 371
Expanding The Horizons: Sport and Globalizationp. 373
Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseballp. 375
Globalization and Sports: Issues and Controversiesp. 382
Corporate Globalization and Sporting Goods Manufacturing: The Case of Nikep. 391
For Further Studyp. 411
About the Editorp. 413
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