Sports and athletes : opposing viewpoints / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor. [print]
Material type: TextSeries: Opposing viewpoints seriesPublication details: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, (c)1999.Description: 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0737700572
- 0737700564
- GV706.8.S667 1999
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) | G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor | Non-fiction | GV706.3.S668 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31923001020441 |
Chapter 1. Do sports benefit children? Sports can benefit children Marty Ewing Sports can harm children Patricia Dalton A preoccupation with sports is detrimental to African-American youth Salim Muwakkil A preoccupation with sports is not detrimental to African-American youth William Raspberry Professional athletes are not good role models Armstrong Williams Athletes should not be expected to be role models Stephen D. Mosher Overdemanding parents can mar children's sports experiences Mike Beamish Inappropriate coaching can mar children's sports experiences Joan Ryan -- Chapter 2. Should college sports be reformed? College entrance requirements for athletes are unfair Russell Gough College entrance requirements for athletes are not unfair Tom Knott College athletes should be paid Dick DeVenzio College athletes should receive scholarship extensions Gregg Easterbrook College athletes should be encouraged to make education a priority Lisa Nehus Saxon Athletes should not be obligated to make education a priority John Feinstein -- Chapter 3. Is racial discrimination a problem in sports? Racial inequality in sports is a serious problem Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society Racial inequality in sports is not a serious problem Wayne M. Barrett Minority coaches face discrimination in hiring New York Amsterdam news Minority coaches and other personnel are facing less discrimination in hiring Mark Whicker African-American athletes should speak out against racism Kenneth L. Shropshire African-American athletes should not be obligated to speak out against racism Adolph Reed Jr. -- Chapter 4. Is there sexual equality in sports? Title IX is unfair to men's sports Elizabeth Arens Title IX is necessary for women and is not unfair to men's sports Lynette Labinger Women are not as athletically gifted as men Steve Sailer and Stephen Seiler Women can be as athletically gifted as men Mariah Burton Nelson -- Chapter 5. Is drug use a problem in sports? Banning drugs from sports is important Christopher Clarey Banning drugs from sports is pointless Robert Lipsyte China ignores athletic drug policies Phillip Whitten The United States ignores athletic drug policies Asiaweek Testing student-athletes for drugs is appropriate Nosson Scherman Testing student-athletes for drugs is inappropriate Dave Kindred.
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