00000nam a2200000 n 4500 UP-1685523046124793944 Buklod 20231124103056.0 aa r 001 0d ta 230428s2016 mdu a r 001 0deng d 9781442248441 18843870 CHK-6227 New Century Php2965.50 DLC DCHK rda eng GV 706.5 E38 2016 Eitzen, D. Stanley author Fair and foul beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport D. Stanley Eitzen. Sixth Edition. Lanham ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD [2016] vii, 319 pages illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index 1. The duality of sport -- 2. Sport unites, sport divides -- 3. Names, logos, mascots, and flags: The contradictory uses of sports symbols -- 4. Sport is fair, sport is foul -- 5. Sport is healthy, sport is destructive -- 6. The organization of youth sport: Issues and consequences -- 7. Sport is expressive, sport is controlled -- 8. Are sports played on a level playing field? Issues of race, class, and gender -- 9. The mass media and sport: Distorted windows, blinders, and game changers -- 10. Big-time college sports: Commercialized sport within academia -- 11. Sport as the path to success? Myth and reality -- 12. Professional sports franchises: Public teams, private businesses -- 13. The globalization of sport -- 14. The challenge: Changing sport. Fair and Foul explores our loves of sport, just as it reveals sport's darker side-the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, gender bias, media control, and more. The sixth edition features a new chapter on mass media and sport, a revised chapter on college sport that asks whether big-time college sports are compatible with higher education. This edition also features new material throughout, such as the rising costs and increasing injuries in youth sports, fantasy sports, homophobia in sport, "one and done", and more. Fair and Foul draws on examples ranging from youth to pro sports to give us a deeper understanding of how to shape our everyday world. Ideal for sparking classroom discussion, Fair and Foul is an excellent book for students of sports and society, American culture, and other courses Sports Psychological aspects. Sports Sociological aspects. Sports Social aspects United States. FO UPD DCHK GV 706.5 E38 2016 Book