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Overview
World Sports: A Reference Handbook covers a wide variety of sports-related controversies, including ethical, political, technological, business, and social issues related to the phenomenon of sports. Many of the larger topics are covered from multiple angles, often providing both a global and American perspective. The work provides unique insights into the commonly addressed subject of sports, supplying information that most readers will find unfamiliar and thought-provoking.
Addressing forms of sports as diverse as American football, skateboarding, NASCAR auto racing, ultrarunning, and the disciplines of the Olympic Games, the title's topics are discussed in depth to illuminate the sport's specific issues and are backed with information from relevant sports organizations, biographies of important people, chronologies, and charts and graphs. The information within this handbook is based upon the latest academic research but presented in very accessible language, making it appropriate for high school and undergraduate students as well as general readers.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798216168645 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication date: | 07/19/2012 |
| Series: | Contemporary World Issues |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 336 |
| File size: | 956 KB |
| Age Range: | 7 - 17 Years |
About the Author
Maylon Hanold is director of the Sport Administration and Leadership master's degree program at Seattle University.
Table of Contents
List of Tables xv
List of Figures xvii
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
1 Background and History 1
The Meaning and Cultural Significance of Sport 1
Competitive Nature 2
Aesthetics of Movement 2
Sociocultural Basis of Sport in the Pre-Modern World 4
The Industrial Revolution and the Development of Physical Culture in the Modern World 6
Globalization and Sports 8
The 1930s: Bringing Sport into the Modern Age 8
The Rise of International Sport Organizations 9
International Sport, Economics, and the "Golden Triangle" 10
Sports and Business: Major Historical Trends of This Symbiotic Relationship 11
The Marginalizing and Privileging Power of Sport: A Historical Perspective of Social Issues 18
Women and Sport 18
Sexuality and Sport 21
Race and Ethnicity 23
Social Class 26
2 Sport Issues Worldwide 31
Sport and Politics 31
Issues and Controversies with the "Sport for Development" Movement 35
The Business of Hosting the Olympic Games 39
The Controversy and Complexity of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport 43
Technology in Sports: Tilting the Competitive Balance for Better and/or Worse 47
Globalization of Sport: Intersections with Race and Ethnicity 50
Masculinity: What's Sport Got To Do with It? 54
Violence and (Un)Sportsmanship Behaviors in Sport 61
Sport and Women: The Complexities of Gender 64
The Dynamic, Changing Landscape of the Sports and Media Relationship 70
3 North American Sport 79
Bidding for and Hosting the Super Bowl 79
Player Salary Debates among Professional Sports Teams 83
The Commercialism of Intercollegiate Athletics 87
Racial Diversity and Racism in Collegiate and Professional Sports 90
Gender (In)equity in Sport Leadership 97
NASCAR: Hanging onto "Local" Roots While Going "Global" 101
Concussions and Brain Trauma: Growing Concerns, Growing Knowledge 106
The Culture of Skateboarding and the Commodification of "Cool" 109
The Lure of "Lifestyle" Sports: A Case Study in Ultrarunning 113
4 Chronology 121
The Rise of Modern Sport 122
Sport as a Business 125
The Growth of Sport Professionals 130
Sport: Politics, Social Issues, and Developments 132
5 Biographical Sketches 139
Kate Ackerman, MD 139
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi 140
Eric Anderson 140
Roone Pickney Arledge Jr. 141
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister 142
Charles Wade Barkley 143
Avery Brundage 143
John Wesley Carlos 144
Bill Colson 145
Bob Costas 146
David Costill 147
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 147
Horst Dassler 148
Pierre de Coubertin 149
Richard Giulianotti 149
Pat Griffin 150
Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson 151
Billie Jean King 151
Össur Kristinsson 152
Donna Lopiano 153
Rainer Martens 154
Mark McCormack 154
Jeremy McGhee 155
Andy Miah 156
William Morgan 156
Fred Northrup 157
Christopher Nowinski 157
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius 158
Katherine Redmond 159
Jackie Robinson 160
Juan Antonio Samaranch 161
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III 161
6 Data and Documents 163
The Phenomenon of Sport: Global Participation and North American Trends 163
The Business of Sport 173
Politics, Performance, and Ethics in Sport 182
Politics 183
Olympic Boycotts and Politics 183
Performance 189
Ethics 191
The Code for Living 197
Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Sport 198
7 Directory of Organizations 211
Professional Sport Organizations 212
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 212
Major League Baseball (MLB) 212
National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) 212
National Basketball Association (NBA) 213
National Football League (NFL) 213
National Hockey League (NHL) 213
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) 214
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) 214
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 214
Amateur Athletic Organizations 215
American Ultrarunning Association (AUA) 215
Boston Athletic Association (BAA) 215
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) 215
International Association of Ultrarunners (LAU) 216
International Olympic Committee (IOC) 216
International Skateboarding Federation 216
International Triathlon Union (ITU) 217
London 2012 217
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 217
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 218
National Skateboard Association (NSA) 218
Sochi 2014 218
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) 219
Youth Sport Organizations 219
Boys and Girls Clubs of America 219
National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) 220
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) 220
National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) 220
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation (NYSSF) 221
President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition 221
Sports Business and Media 221
American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries 221
Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) 222
Association of Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD) 222
Association of Professional Sales Agents (Sport and Leisure Industries) (APSA) 223
Federation of Sports and Play Association (FSPA) 223
Information Display and Entertainment Association (IDEA) 223
IMG Worldwide 224
International Association for Sport Information (IASI) 224
International Association of Skateboard Companies(IASC) 224
International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) 225
International Ticketing Association (INTTX) 225
National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) 226
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) 226
Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) 226
Organizations Dedicated to Sports Medicine, Injury, Rehabilitation, and Psychology 227
American Alliance for Health, Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) 227
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 227
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) 228
Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) 228
Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) 228
Human Kinetics (HK) 229
International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) 229
International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) 229
National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) 230
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) 230
National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research 230
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) 231
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) 231
Sport for Development, Character, Ethical Behavior, and Athletes' Rights 232
American Sport Education Program (ASEP) 232
Athletes for a Better World (ABW) 232
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 232
Citizenship through Sports Alliance 233
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 233
Institute for International Sport (IIS) 234
International Olympic Academy (IOA) 234
International Olympic Truce Center 234
International Platform on Sport and Development 235
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) 235
National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) 235
People to People Sport Ambassadors 236
Sport Management Resources (SMR) 236
Sports Legacy Institute 236
United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace 237
United States Anti Doping Association (USADA) 237
World Anti Doping Association (WADA) 237
Organizations Representing Marginalized Groups in Sport 238
Australian Women's Sport and Recreation Association 238
Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) 238
Black Entertainment and Sport Lawyers Association (BESLA) 239
Black Sports Agents Association (BSAA) 239
Black Women in Sport Foundation (BWSF) 239
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) 240
Center for the Study of Sports in Society 240
Challenged Athletes Foundation 240
Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA) 241
Federation of Gay Games 241
Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport 241
International Association for Physical Education for Girls and Women (IAPESGW) 242
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 242
National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) 242
North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) 243
Special Olympics 243
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) 244
United States Association of Blind Athletes(USABA) 244
United States Paralympic Team 244
USA Deaf Sports Federation 245
Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports USA (WASUSA) 245
Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 245
Women in Sports and Events (WISE) 246
8 Print and Nonprint Resources 247
Print Resources 247
Overview of Sport 247
Sport Business 250
Sport Professionals, Technology, and Health 256
Sport Issues: Character, Youth, High
Performance, Politics, and Ethics 261
Sport Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, and Different Abilities 269
Nonprint Resources 276
General Sport 276
Sport Business and Sport Professionals 277
Social, Political, and Ethical Issues in Sport 280
Glossary 287
Index 293