Fair and foul
Subtitle: beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport
By: D. Stanley Eitzen
Edition: Sixth edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781442248434; 9781442248441
Subjects: Sociological aspects; Sports; Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The duality of sport; title: 2. Sport unites, sport divides; title: 3. Names, logos, mascots, and flags: The contradictory uses of sports symbols; title: 4. Sport is fair, sport is foul; title: 5. Sport is healthy, sport is destructive; title: 6. The organization of youth sport: Issues and consequences; title: 7. Sport is expressive, sport is controlled; title: 8. Are sports played on a level playing field? Issues of race, class, and gender; title: 9. The mass media and sport: Distorted windows, blinders, and game changers; title: 10. Big-time college sports: Commercialized sport within academia; title: 11. Sport as the path to success? Myth and reality; title: 12. Professional sports franchises: Public teams, private businesses; title: 13. The globalization of sport; title: 14. The challenge: Changing sport.