Sport in contemporary society : an anthology / edited by D. Stanley Eitzen.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Worth Publishers, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xi, 372 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1572599545
- 9781572599543
- 306.483
- GV706.5. S733 2001
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306.483 SOC The social science of sport : a critical analysis / | 306.483 SPA Sport and social mobility : crossing boundaries / | 306.483 SPO Sport in society : equal opportunity or business as usual / | 306.483 SPO Sport in contemporary society : an anthology / | 306.483 SPO Sport and international politics / | 306.483 SPO Sport stars : the cultural politics of sporting celebrity / | 306.483 SPO Sport and national identity in the post-war world / |
Includes bibliographical references.
Pt. 1. Sport as a microcosm of society -- 1. American sport at century's end -- 2. Sport as secular sacrament -- 3. Sport in society : an inspiration or an opiate? -- Pt. 2. Sport and socialization : organized sports -- 4. Play group versus organized competitive team : a comparison -- 5. High school sports -- 6. Fraternal bonding in the locker room -- Pt. 3. Sport and socialization : the mass media -- 7. Televised sport and anti(sociological) imagination -- 8. Center of attention : the gender of sports media -- 9. The televised sports manhood formula -- Pt. 4. Sport and socialization : symbols -- 10. Old times not forgotten : a battle over symbols -- 11. The problems with Native American mascots -- 12. The de-athleticization of women : the naming and gender marking of collegiate sport teams -- Pt. 5. Problems of excess : overzealous athletes, parents, and coaches -- 13. Kids and sports : injured at an early age -- 14. Female gymnastics and ice skaters : the dark side -- 15. Swoosh comes to shove -- Pt. 6. Problems of excess : sport and deviance -- 16. Ethical dilemmas in American sport : the dark side of competition -- 17. Despite the positive rhetoric about women's sports, female athletes face a culture of sexual harassment -- 18. Out of bounds : the truth about athletes and rape -- 19. Crime and athletes : new racial stereotypes -- Pt. 7. Problems of excess : big-time college sport -- 20. College sports : winners and losers -- 21. The big-time college sports plantations and the slaves who drive it -- 22. Guys and dollars : women still trail in the greed game of college sports -- Pt. 8. Problems of excess : sport and money -- 23. NASCAR : a big money machine -- 24. The NFL machine -- 25. Sports, jobs, and taxes : are new stadiums worth the cost? -- 26. Upward mobility through sport? : the myths and realities -- Pt. 9. Structured inequality : sport and race/ethnicity -- 27. Sporting dreams die on the "Rez" -- 28. Racial inequality and sport -- 29. Fewer blacks step up to plate in pro basketball -- Pt. 10. Structured inequality : sport and gender -- 30. Sport and gender -- 31. The real culprit in the cutting of men's Olympic sports -- 32. The meaning of success : the athletic experience and the development of male identity -- Pt. 11. Structured inequality : sport and sexuality -- 33. Changing the game : homophobia, sexism, and lesbians in sport -- 34. Sport and masculinity : the estrangement of gay men -- 35. Is baseball ready for a gay Jackie Robinson? -- Pt. 12. Expanding the horizons : sport and globalization -- 36. Globalization and sports : issues and controversies -- 37. Corporate globalization and sporting goods manufacturing : the case of Nike.
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