Fair and foul : beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport / D. Stanley Eitzen.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, �2012.Edition: 5th edDescription: vii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442212329 (hardback)
  • 1442212322 (hardback)
  • 9781442212336 (paper)
  • 1442212330 (paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 706.5 .E567 2012
Contents:
The duality of sport -- Sport unites, sport divides -- Names, logos, mascots, and flags : the contradictory uses of sports symbols -- Sport is fair, sport is foul -- Sport is healthy, sport is destructive -- The organization of childrens play : peer centered or adult centered? -- Sport is expressive, sport is controlled -- Are sports played on a level playing field? Issues of race, class, and gender -- The contradictions of big-time college sports -- The path to success? Myth and reality -- Professional sports franchises : public teams, private businesses -- The globalization of sport -- The challenge : changing sport.
Summary: "With revisions and updates throughout, the fifth edition of "Fair and Foul" explores America's love of sport and also it's darker side. Updates include further attention to how race, class, and gender relate to the uneven playing field in sports; a new discussion of sexuality as a divisive factor in sport; and numerous new case studies and examples"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"With revisions and updates throughout, the fifth edition of "Fair and Foul" explores America's love of sport and also it's darker side. Updates include further attention to how race, class, and gender relate to the uneven playing field in sports; a new discussion of sexuality as a divisive factor in sport; and numerous new case studies and examples"--Provided by publisher.

The duality of sport -- Sport unites, sport divides -- Names, logos, mascots, and flags : the contradictory uses of sports symbols -- Sport is fair, sport is foul -- Sport is healthy, sport is destructive -- The organization of childrens play : peer centered or adult centered? -- Sport is expressive, sport is controlled -- Are sports played on a level playing field? Issues of race, class, and gender -- The contradictions of big-time college sports -- The path to success? Myth and reality -- Professional sports franchises : public teams, private businesses -- The globalization of sport -- The challenge : changing sport.

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