Sport in Society: Equal Opportunity or Business as Usual?
Bridging the gap between scholarship and journalism, Sport in Society takes on major contemporary topics - race, gender and violence - as they play out in the world of sports. The editors bring together well known writers to examine many of the more pressing issues that sports are confronting. The role of the media, the international scene and some real life heroes are also discussed.
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Bridging the gap between scholarship and journalism, Sport in Society takes on major contemporary topics - race, gender and violence - as they play out in the world of sports. The editors bring together well known writers to examine many of the more pressing issues that sports are confronting. The role of the media, the international scene and some real life heroes are also discussed. Booknews The 42 articles include original contributions and articles published in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues since 1984. They address the perseverance in sports of racism; sexism; exploitation of student athletes; stereotypes of student athletes, coaches, and sports officials; and the neglect of the media in publicizing such problems. Paper edition (unseen), $23.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
IntroductionAcknowledgments1Race and College Sports: A Long Way to Go52Higher Education and the Plight of the Black Male Athlete193Cultural Diversity on Campus: A Look at Intercollegiate Football Coaches354A Step in the Right Direction: The Presidents Meet the Black Coaches425The 1994 Racial Report Card466There Is Gold at the End of This Rainbow: Jesse Jackson Steps Up to the Plate717The Use of Native American Names and Mascots in Sports758Seated at the Table of Brotherhood: Sports Transforms LaGrange, Georgia779Growing Up With Gender Discrimination in Sports8310Gender Equity in Athletics Title IX Education Fact Sheet9611Masculinity and Sports Culture10112The Image of the Black Male10713How Jocks View Women11014David Williams and Family Choices11415Slow Progress on Equity11616Eliminating the Battle of the Sexes in College Sports12217Knowns and Unknowns in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Report to the Presidents Commission12918Athletic Scholarship Disarmament14719Academic Standards for Athletes: A Debate in Black and White15120Two Ways to Go: Only One Is a Winner15621Student-Athletes: So Much Work, So Little Time16222Spotting, Treating Troubled Athletes Can Be Difficult16823Athletes Learn the Lesson: The Lou Harris Survey17424A New Beginning for a New Century: Intercollegiate Athletics in the United States17625Intersections as Dangerous Places: Theories and Role Models in Sport Studies18726Gender Violence and Lessons Learned From the Simpson Case18927Violence in Sports19128An Investigation of Campus Stereotypes: The Myth of Black Athletic Superiority and the Dumb Jock Stereotype19329The Rules of the Game Are Changing: College Coaches in the 1990s20330The Need for a New Code of Ethics Going Beyond the NCAA20631Black Faces Still Rare in the Press Box21232The State of Women in Sports Media23433Gender Equity in Sports Media Coverage: A Review of the NCAA News23734Hear No Evil, See No Evil24435The Modern Olympic Games: A Political Cauldron25336Under African Skies27237The Role of Sports in the Destruction of Apartheid27538Hope27939Reggie Lewis: An Incredible Tribute to a Remarkable Man28840Tom Osborne and Willie Stewart: Two Coaches Linked by Commitment29141Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion, Once and Still29442Darryl Williams: The Ultimate Role Model296Conclusion298Suggested Readings301Index309About the Editor323About the Contributors325
\ BooknewsThe 42 articles include original contributions and articles published in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues since 1984. They address the perseverance in sports of racism; sexism; exploitation of student athletes; stereotypes of student athletes, coaches, and sports officials; and the neglect of the media in publicizing such problems. Paper edition (unseen), $23.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
