Controversies of the sports world:

Contemporary life in the United States would be difficult to understand without examining the pivotal role sports have played. Controversies of the Sports World is designed to take readers of all ages into the heart of the tensions and conflicts that arise from the wide-ranging enterprise that now d...

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Main Author: Putnam, Douglas T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Greenwood Press 1999
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Contemporary controversies
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Summary:Contemporary life in the United States would be difficult to understand without examining the pivotal role sports have played. Controversies of the Sports World is designed to take readers of all ages into the heart of the tensions and conflicts that arise from the wide-ranging enterprise that now dominates the lives of millions of people. The controversies explored include such issues in sports as recruitment procedures, steroid and other drug use, discrimination against women, discrimination against African Americans, and violence.
Physical Description:XII, 253 S. Ill.
ISBN:0313305587