Sports : the all-American addiction / John R. Gerdy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerdy, John R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state--United States.

Sports and state.

Sports--Social aspects--United States.

Sports.

Sports--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

All-American addiction

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John R. Gerdy knows sports inside-out. He has been an All-American Basketball Player whose college jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as an associate commissioner in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative and ethical advisor to the NCAA and the Knight Commission. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration. Now, in Sports: The All-American Addiction , he brings his insights and observations together in a radical, critical evaluation of the impact of sports on American life. This book argues that our society's huge investment in

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Essence of the Game; 2. Buying In; 3. The All-American Addiction; 4. Sport and a Civil Society; 5. Dumb Jocks in the Global Economy; 6. The Athlete as Couch Potato; 7. Give Me Your Money!; 8. Sport and Upward Mobility; 9. "Get over It!"; 10. Mind over Body in the Information Age; 11. What If?; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-55560-X

9786612555602

1-60473-954-1

OCLC:

630115357