This new printing of Sport in Contemporary Society includes a new supplement on the facts, opinions, and scandals surrounding steroids in professional and amateur sports. Included is an informative government report that accessibly lays out the facts for students on increased use of steroids and the medical and performance effects on athletes. Additional articles critique, from different positions, steroid use and the policies various sports organizations have undertaken.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more |
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Varda Burstyn, Jay J. Coakley, Alexander Wolff, Timothy Jon Curry, Dan C. Hilliard, Michael A. Messner, Michelle Dunbar, Darnell Hunt, Douglas A. Lederman, Laurel R. Davis, Maxine Baca Zinn, Larry Tye, Joan Ryan, Mike Bresnahan, Leslie Heywood, Jill Neimark, Richard E. Lapchick, Murray Sperber, Alisa Solomon, Paul Newberry, Tom Lowry, Roger G. Noll, Andrew Zimbalist, Kevin Simpson, George H. Sage, Mike Klis, Donna Lopiano, Pat Griffin, Brian Pronger, Peter Dreier.
About the Author
D. Stanley Eitzen is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Colorado State University. His most recent book is Solutions to Social Problems from the Top Down: The Role of Government (Allyn & Bacon 2006), coauthored with George H. Sage.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very insightful,
By Amanda (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology (Paperback)
This book provides a very insightful view of sport. The book does not male bash as another reviewer suggested. Instead it provides a glimpse into various areas of sport and the problems that exist. It provides a full range of views and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend this book!
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful glimpse into the scholarly perspective on sport.,
By
This review is from: Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology (Paperback)
My students use this text as an introduction to the scholarly world of sports. This is not a collection of empirical studies, but nor is it merely an anecdotal bashing of sport as an institution.A more international scope would strengthen the book, but what is here is thoughtfully organized and well presented.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
I want to examine sport by focusing on several paradoxes that are central to sport as it has come to be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, African American, United States, Journal of Sport, Sports Illustrated, Stanley Eitzen, Olympic Games, Televised Sports Manhood Formula, National Basketball Association, Little League, Jackie Robinson, National Football League, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Winston Cup, Women's Sports Foundation, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, Human Kinetics, Ole Miss, Pine Ridge, San Francisco, World Cup, Donna Lopiano, Martin's Press, Old South, Russ Ellis New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I want to examine sport by focusing on several paradoxes that are central to sport as it has come to be. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, African American, United States, Journal of Sport, Sports Illustrated, Stanley Eitzen, Olympic Games, Televised Sports Manhood Formula, National Basketball Association, Little League, Jackie Robinson, National Football League, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Winston Cup, Women's Sports Foundation, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, Human Kinetics, Ole Miss, Pine Ridge, San Francisco, World Cup, Donna Lopiano, Martin's Press, Old South, Russ Ellis New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 100
books:
See all 100 books this book cites
14
books
cite this book:
See all 14 books citing this book
- Sport in Society with PowerWeb: Health and Human Performance by Jay Coakley on 7 pages
- Sports In Society: Issues and Controversies, Eighth Edition by Jay Coakley on 6 pages
- Sociology of North American Sport by D. Stanley Eitzen on 5 pages
- Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport by Stanley D. Eitzen on 5 pages
- Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport by Stanley D. Eitzen on 5 pages
See all 100 books this book cites
- Protecting Home: Class, Race, and Masculinity in Boys' Baseball by Sherri Grasmuck on 5 pages
- The Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality, and the Meaning of Sex by Brian Pronger in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Game of Life by William G. Bowen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values by James L. Shulman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning? by Ivan Waddington in Back Matter
See all 14 books citing this book
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
|
|
