Fair and foul : beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport / D. Stanley Eitzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eitzen, D. Stanley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Sports--Psychological aspects.

Sports--Social aspects--United States.

Sports--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2009]

Summary:

Expanded and updated throughout, the fourth edition of Fair and Foul explores America's love of sport just as it reveals sport's darker side-the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, and media grandstanding. A new prelude draws students into the book by looking at the multiple levels (individual, organized, and professional) and meanings of sport. An entirely new chapter examines children's play and the emergence of adult-centered play as the primary sport experience of children-with some undesirable consequences. Other chapters incorporate new information on the participation of women and minorities in coaching and management, new data on the economic inequalities that pervade sports, new information on the ties between businesses and college sports, and new developments in the recruiting of athletes from all over the world.

D. Stanley Eitzen draws his examples of famous and lesser-known events from professional, college, and school sports, including depictions of well-known coaches and players, to give us a deeper understanding of what sport means to us and how it affects our everyday world. Ideal for sparking classroom discussion, the first three editions were widely read and enjoyed by students of sociology of sport, American society, and other courses.

Contents:

1 The Duality of Sport 1

2 Sport Unites, Sport Divides 19

3 Names, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports Symbols 41

4 Sport Is Fair, Sport Is Foul 59

5 Sport Is Healthy, Sport Is Destructive 83

6 The Organization of Children's Play: Peer Centered or Adult Centered? 101

7 Sport Is Expressive, Sport Is Controlled 125

8 Myth: Sports Are Played on a Level Playing Field 145

9 The Contradictions of Big-Time College Sports 165

10 The Path to Success? Myth and Reality 205

11 Professional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private Businesses 221

12 The Globalization of Sport 243

13 The Challenge: Changing Sport 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780742561779

0742561771

9780742561786

074256178X

9780742564701

0742564703

OCLC:

276406150