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Ethics and college sports : ethics, sports, and the University / Peter A. French.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- French, Peter A.
- Series:
- Issues in academic ethics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
- College sports.
- Universities and colleges--Corrupt practices--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Universities and colleges--Corrupt practices.
- College sports--Moral and ethical aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 193 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
- Summary:
- Ethics and College Sports is a careful analysis of the root problems in intercollegiate athletics in American universities. It examines the prevalent myths that are regularly used to justify the inclusion of intercollegiate athletics, and all of the abuses and scandals it has brought to university campuses, from a moral perspective.
- Contents:
- Preface
- The mission of the university and the role of intercollegiate athletics
- The amateur myth
- The character education myth
- The gender equity joke
- The funding myth
- The entertainment reality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 074251272X
- 0742512738
- OCLC:
- 54503787
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