Learning culture through sports : exploring the role of sports in society / edited by Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Brian Lampman. - xiv, 270 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : why study sport? / Organized sports for young people : a 20th-century invention / An open letter to communities : what community leaders can do to improve youth sports / Time out! : for better sports for kids / Motivation and outcomes of youth participation in sport / Title IX : past, present, and future / Liberties and lipstick : the paradox of cheerleading as sport / If you beat him, you own him, he's your bitch : coaches, language, and power / Pitching for equality : gay athletes and homophobia / The new racial stereotypes / Exploring race with secondary students : developing critical media literacy / Unexpected, undeserved, unrewarded ... and undeniable : sport and transformation / Making sense of the American Indian mascot issue / Songs sung red, white, and blue : music, sports, and the rhetoric of patriotism / Reconsidering girl power : examining media images of female athletes / Why be a "Jackass"? : media images of young white men in and out of sport in new millennium America / Education, sport, and hip-hop through the "mic" of Stuart Scott / In the name of obedience : overcoming the damaging myths about hazing / Athletes, role models, and criminals : what do we make of this tripartite mess? / The Scholar-Baller approach : a culture map for academic success in America / Rethinking the role of sports in our schools / The meaning of success in academics and athletics / Conclusion : sport, society, and social justice / Sandra Spickard Prettyman -- Jay Coakley -- Bob Bigelow, Bruce Svare, Richard Irving, Steve Fisher and Doug Abrams -- Fred Engh -- Peggy McCann and Martha Ewing -- Margaret Duncan -- Natalie G. Adams and Pamela J. Bettis -- Sandra Spickard Prettyman -- Eric Anderson -- Richard Lapchick -- Brian Lampman -- Bill Curry -- Ellen J. Staurowsky -- Stephen D. Mosher -- Maureen Smith -- Kyle W. Kusz -- C. Keith Harrison and Quaylan Allen -- Joe Gervais -- Earl Smith and Angela Hattery -- C. Keith Harrison, Eddie Comeaux, Jean A. Boyd, Cliff J. Parks, Jr. and David Heikkinen -- John R. Gerdy -- Rob Renes -- Brian Lampman. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

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Sports--Social aspects--United States

GV706.5 / .L43 2006

306.483