Sports in America : recreation, business, education, and controversy / Stephen Meyer.
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TextSeries: Information Plus reference seriesPublisher: Farmington Hills, MI : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016Edition: 2016 editionDescription: viii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781573026703 (pbk.)
- 1573026700 (pbk.)
- GV 583 .S66 2016
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"ISSN: 1557-5535."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Sports in American society : an overview -- chapter 2. Sports participation and attendance -- chapter 3. Sports and the media -- chapter 4. Professional team sports -- chapter 5. Other professional sports -- chapter 6. College, high school, and youth sports -- chapter 7. The Olympics -- chapter 8. Sports and health -- chapter 9. Performance-enhancing drugs -- chapter 10. Sports and gambling.
Explores the role of sports in American society. Covers participation and attendance at sporting events; the sports industry; illegal gambling and performance-enhancing drugs; and student athletes.
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