Full Description
Fair and Foul explores our love of sport, just as it reveals sport's darker side—the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, gender bias, media grandstanding, and more. The sixth edition features a new chapter on mass media and sport, a revised introduction that lays out the two themes of the book with fresh examples, and a significantly revised chapter on college sport that asks whether or not 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 sports 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
Contents
The Duality of SportSport Unites, Sport DividesNames, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports SymbolsSport Is Fair, Sport Is FoulSport Is Healthy, Sport Is DestructiveThe Organization of Youth Sport: Issues and ConsequencesSport Is Expressive, Sport Is ControlledAre Sports Played on a Level Playing Field? Issues of Race, Class, and GenderThe Mass Media and Sport: Distorted Windows, Blinders, and Game ChangersBig-Time College Sports: Commercialized Sport within AcademiaSport as the Path to Success? Myth and RealityProfessional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private BusinessesThe Globalization of SportThe Challenge: Changing SportNotes
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