Professional wrestling
By: Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
Contributors: Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press; Thomson/Gale
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif; Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Wrestling; Wrestling -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: birth of modern professional wrestling : an overview -- Lynn Rosellini; title: Professional wrestling is popular entertainment -- Bruce R. Miller; title: Promoters control the fate of professional wrestlers -- Peter Kafka; title: Professional wrestling is violent and sexually explicit -- David Holmstrom; title: Professional wrestling contributes to America's culture of violence -- Ted Rueter; title: Professional wrestling has a negative impact on young people -- Walt Mueller; title: Professional wrestling teaches children unsportsmanlike values -- Jim Waxmonsky and Eugene V. Beresin; title: Backyard wrestling is growing in popularity -- Daniel B. Wood; title: Professional wrestling is a scapegoat for society's ills -- Henry Frederick; title: Professional wrestling is a form of political protest-- Neal Gabler.