* = New or revised for this EditionEach Part ends with For Further Study
Preface
Part I: TOWARD A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF SPORT
* 1. Sociological Theories and Sport, George H. Sage and D. Stanley Eitzen
* 2. Sport as a Microcosm of Society, D. Stanley Eitzen
* 3. The Super Bowl as a Microcosm of Society, D. Stanley Eitzen
Part II: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: ORGANIZED SPORTS AND YOUTH
4. Play Group versus Organized Competitive Team: A Comparison, Jay J. Coakley
* 5. The Hidden Demographics of Youth Sports, Bruce Kelley and Carl Carchia
* 6. High School Sports: An American Obsession, D. Stanley Eitzen
Part III: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: THE MASS MEDIA
* 7. Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Men and Masculinities, Michael A. Messner
8. Gender in Televised Sports, Michael A. Messner and Cheryl Cooky
* 9. ESPN: The Force in Sports, D. Stanley Eitzen
Part IV: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: SYMBOLS
* 10. New Opposition to Old Sports Mascots, Jim Loewen
* 11. Language and Gender Inequality: Change and Continuity in the Naming of Collegiate Sports Teams, D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn
Part V: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: OVERZEALOUS ATHLETES, PARENTS, AND COACHES
12. Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters: The Dark Side, Joan Ryan
13. Harm to Children in Youth Sports, Mark Hyman
* 14. Painkiller Abuse by Athletes and Teams, Gregg Easterbrook
Part VI: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: SPORT AND DEVIANCE
* 15. Is Human Enhancement Cheating? The Answer Will Affect Sports, Schools, and the Battlefield of the Future, Brad Allenby
16. Ethical Dilemmas in American Sport: The Dark Side of Competition, D. Stanley Eitzen
* 17. Joe Paterno: Death, Remembrance, and the Wages of Sin, Dave Zirin
Part VII: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORT
* 18. Athletics--Why and at What Cost?, Tony Frank
19. Is Sports in Your Mission Statement?, Charles T. Clotfelter
* 20. The Shame of College Sports, Taylor Branch
Part VIII: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND SOCIAL CLASS
21. The Big-Time College Sports Plantation and the Slaves Who Drive It, D. Stanley Eitzen
* 22. Is Sport a Mobility Escalator? George H. Sage and D. Stanley Eitzen
23. When Domes Attack, Dave Zirin
Part IX: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND RACE/ETHNICITY
24. Sporting Dreams Die on the "Rez," Kevin Simpson
* 25. Realities Behind America's Favorite Pastime: The Dominican Republic's Cheap Labor Bazaar for the Major Leagues, Richard Lapchick with Devin Beahm, Giomar Nunes, and Stephanie Rivera-Casiano
* 26. The 2013 Racial and Gender Report Card: National Football League, Richard Lapchick
Part X: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND GENDER
* 27. Title IX at 40: Examining Mysteries, Myths, and Misinformation Surrounding the Historic Federal Law, Mary Jo Kane
* 28.Tiger Girls on the Soccer Field, Hilary Levey Friedman
* 29. The Sanctity of Sunday Football: Why Men Love Sports, Douglas Hartmann
Part XI: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND SEXUALITY
* 30. The Caster Semenya Saga, Dave Zirin
31. Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sport, Pat Griffin
32. On the Team: Equal Opportunity for Transgender Student Athletes, Pat Griffin and Helen J. Carroll
Part XII: EXPANDING THE HORIZONS: SPORT AND GLOBALIZATION
* 33. The Globalization of Sport, D. Stanley Eitzen
34. Nike's Crimes, David Macaray
35. New Media and Global Sports, George H. Sage
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