| Description |
1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations |
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Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints |
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Gale eBooks
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Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1: Do sports and athletes have a positive impact on society? -- Sports are a civilized way to express rivalry / Windsor Mann -- The place of sports in American culture is too extreme / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Youth sports have numerous benefits / Brooke de Lench -- Youth sports can be harmful / Tara McIntosh -- Athletes should be considered role models / Daniel B. Wood -- Athletes should not be considered role models / Armstrong Williams -- Ch. 2: Is use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes a problem? -- Baseball's prohibition on performance-enhancing drugs is good policy / Jim Salisbury -- Performance-enhancing drugs in sport should not be prohibited / Aaron Steinberg -- Many athletes use performance-enhancing drugs / Steve Weinberg -- Others besides athletes share the blame for use of performance-enhancing drugs / Dave Zirin -- Congress is right to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Robert Housman -- Congress is wrong to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette -- Ch. 3: Should college sports be reformed? -- College athletes should be paid / Michael Lewis -- College athletes should not be paid / Allen Sack -- College athletics should be privatized so universities can focus on academics / Silvio Laccetti -- College athletes should not have to focus on academics / Claire Harlin -- The state university focus on athletics harms academics / William C. Dowling -- Universities can successfully balance athletics and academics / Robert E. Mulcahy. |
| Summary |
Explores the issues surrounding sports and athletes by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic. |
| Subject |
Sports -- Social aspects.
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Athletes.
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| Added Author |
Merino, Noel, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sports and athletes. Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2011 9780737749427 (DLC) 2010004956 |
| ISBN |
9780737754698 (electronic book) |
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9780737749427 (hardcover) |
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