TY  - BOOK
AU  - Overman,Steven J.
TI  - The Protestant ethic and the spirit of sport: how Calvinism and capitalism shaped America's games 
SN  - 0881462268
AV  - GV706.42 .O94 2011
U1  - 796.01 22
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Macon, Ga.
PB  - Mercer University Press
KW  - Sports
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Protestant churches
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - Puritan movements
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The legacy of Puritanism -- The Protestant ethic and the spirit of American capitalism -- The seven Protestant virtues -- Protestantism and the American ethos -- The evolution of the American work ethic -- The Protestant ethic and the institutionalization of American sport -- The American sport ethic 1 -- The American sport ethic 2 -- Child-rearing and youth sport in Protestant culture -- The co-opting of amateur sport -- Professional sport : the progeny of capitalism -- Finish line : summing up the ethos of sport
ER  -