Doping

by Aarti Stephens

Overview

Why do athletes dope? Should doping be banned? What are the effects of doping on sports? How should doping athletes be treated? The four questions are debated by a series of pro versus con essays in this book. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Readers are exposed to many sides of each debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking. Essay sources include John Stossel, Ellis Cashmore, Kate Henne, and Bennett Foddy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737763195
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/04/2014
Series:	Opposing Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 Why Do Athletes Dope?

Chapter Preface 20

1 Doping Can Harm Athletes Scott Douglas 22

2 Steroids Hysteria John Stossel 28

3 Doping Undermines the Integrity of Competition Tim Burns 32

4 How Lance Armstrong Is Like Lehman Bros. Daniel Coyle 38

5 New Drugs and Technology Make It Easier to Dope and Evade Testing Procedures Richard Williams 43

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 49

Chapter 2 Should Doping Be Banned?

Chapter Preface 51

1 Doping Should Be Allowed Ellis Cashmore 54

2 Doping Should Be Banned Tom Murray 60

3 Legalise Doping or Lose the Spectacle of Sport Julian Savulescu 64

4 The Legalization of Doping Would Sanction an Escalation in Drug Use James H. Hibbard 72

5 We Can't Stop Doping in Sport, So Why Not Give Up? Glenn Mitchell 81

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 88

Chapter 3 What Are the Effects of Doping on Sports?

Chapter Preface 90

1 Doping Destroys Traditional Sports Values Mike Austin 92

2 Doping Provides an Unfair Advantage Patrick Hruby 98

3 Athletes Who Use Performance-Enhancing Drugs Are Not Good Role Models Kirk Mango 107

4 Athletes Should Not Be Regarded As Role Models Rochelle Ballin 113

5 Analysis: Nibalis Giro Win Represents Quandary of "New" Cycling Andrew Hood 118

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 127

Chapter 4 How Should Doping Athletes Be Treated?

Chapter Preface 129

1 There Should Be Much Harsher Sanctions Against Doping in Sports Neil B. 131

2 Punishing Doping Athletes Isn't a Long-Term Solution Kate Henne 137

3 There Should Be a Truth and Reconciliation Committee for Doping Athletes John Leicester 143

4 There Should Be a Doping Amnesty Julian Savuhscu Bennett Foddy 149

5 Why I'll Never Vote for a Known Steroids User for the Hall of Fame Tom Verducci 159

6 Steroids in Baseball: If You Ain't Cheatin, You Ain't Tryin' D.R. 172

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 179

For Further Discussion 180

Organizations to Contact 182

Bibliography of Books 189

Index 192

Editorial Reviews

Review: Doping "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections—by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens—include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers."—Booklist

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