Ethics and college sports : ethics, sports, and the university / Peter A. French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Peter A.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Issues in academic ethics.

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.

College sports--Moral and ethical aspects.

Universities and colleges--Corrupt practices.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 193 pages) ; cm.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2004.

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. In this book, the myths that amateurism is morally desirable, that sports brings good moral character, and that the elite sports programs raise significant sums of money to support university budgets are dissected. The actual impact of the movement to provide gender equity in athletics programs on campus is discussed and a defensible justification for intercollegiate athletics is offered. - Publisher.

Contents:

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

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41892-4

OCLC:

1193409796