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003			OCoLC
005			20251028093130.0
008			010920s2002 msu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2001046783
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781578064526
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781578064526
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020			_a157806452X (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9781578064526 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aGV 583 _b.G47 2002
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100	1		_aGerdy, John R.
245	1	0	_aSports : _bthe all-American addiction / _cJohn R. Gerdy.
246	3	0	_aAll-American addiction
260			_aJackson : _bUniversity Press of Mississippi, _cc2002.
300			_axxiii, 265 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.
520			_aThis book argues that our society's huge investment in organized sports is unjustified. Ardent boosters say that sports embody the "American Way, " developing winners by teaching lessons in sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline. In fact, Gerdy writes, modern sports are eroding American life and undermining traditional American values essential to the well-being of the nation and its people. Like a drug, this obsession allows Americans to escape problems and ignore issues. Gerdy asks tough questions. Have sports lost their relevance? Is it just mindless entertainment? Is our enormous investment in sports as educational tools appropriate for a nation that needs graduates to compete in the information-based, global economy of the twenty-first century? Do organized sports continue to promote positive ideals? Or, do sports, in the age of television, corporate sky boxes, and sneaker deals, represent something far different? Boldly making his case, Gerdy detects five causes for alarm. A violent, win-at-all-cost mentality exists. A greater number of spectators are idly watching the few elite athletes. An athletic culture that is anti-intellectual systematically creates "dumb jocks." While bridges, inner-cities, and schools are crumbling, tremendous sums of tax dollars vanish to wealthy owners, millionaire players, and to college athletic programs. Studies show that sports are no more effective in promoting equality than any other American institution. Can organized sports be restructured? The author concludes with a series of daring suggestions for change.
650		0	_aSports _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSports and state _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSports _xSocial aspects _zUnited States.
650		6	_aSports _z�Etats-Unis.
650		6	_aSports _xPolitique gouvernementale _z�Etats-Unis.
650		6	_aSports _xAspect social _z�Etats-Unis.
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