This classic anthology analyzes the sociological implications of sports in modern society through a series of interesting and informative essays. Sport in Contemporary Society can be used in a variety of ways, as a primary text for courses in the sociology of sport, as a supplementary text for a sociology course, or even for general readers who wish to deepen their understanding and appreciation of sport. 35 articles, 21 new to this edition, are included.
* = New in this edition
PART 1. SPORT AS A MICROCOSM OF SOCIETY
1. *American Sport at Century's End, D. Stanley Eitzen
2. *Sport as Secular Sacrament, Varda Burstyn
3. Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate? Jay J.Coakley
For Further Study
PART 2. SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: ORGANIZED SPORTS
4. Play Groups versus Organized Competitive Team: A Comparison, Jay J. Coakley
5. High School Football and Academics, H. G. Bissinger
6. Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room, Timothy Jon Curry
For Further Study
PART 3. SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: THE MASS MEDIA
7. Separating the Men from the Girls: The Gendered Language of Televised Sports, Messner, Duncan, andJensen
8. Televised Sport and the (Anti)Sociological Imagination, Dan C. Hilliard
For Further Study
PART 4. SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: SYMBOLS
9. Old Times Not Forgotten: A Battle over Symbols, Douglas Lederman
10. Crimes against Humanity, Ward Churchill
11. The De-Athleticization of Women: The Naming and Gender Marking of Collegiate Sport Teams, Eitzen and Zinn
For Further Study
PART 5. PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: OVERZEALOUS ATHLETES, PARENTS, AND COACHES
12. *Injured at an Early Age, Larry Tye
13. *Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters: The Dark Side, Joan Ryan
14. *Despite the Positive Rhetoric About Women's Sports, Female Athletes Face a Culture of Sexual Harassment, Leslie Heywood
15. *The Democratic Ideal and School Sport, D. Stanley Eitzen
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PART 6. PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: SPORT AND DEVIANCE
16. *Ethical Dilemmas in American Sport, D. Stanley Eitzen
17. *The Real Scandal: Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Sharon Begley and
Martha Brant
18. *The Olympics: From Pericles to Samaranch, James Petras
19. Out of Bounds: The Truth about Athletes and Rape, Jill Neimark
For Further Study
PART 7. PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORT
20. *Big-Time College Sports, D. Stanley Eitzen
21. *Unpaid Professionals: The Student as Athlete, Andrew Zimbalist
22. *From Idealism to Pragmatic Detachment: The Academic Performance of College Athletes, Peter Adler and Patricia A. Adler
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PART 8. PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: SPORT AND MONEY
23. *A Century of Sport: Money Makes the Sports Go 'Round, Jim Armstrong
24. *Sports, Jobs, Taxes: Are New Stadiums Worth the Cost? Roger G. Noll and Andrew Zimbalist
25. *Upward Mobility Through Sport? The Myths and Realities, D. Stanley Eitzen
For Further Study
PART 9. STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND RACE/ETHNICITY
26. Sporting Dreams Die on the "Rez," Kevin Simpson
27. *Racial Inequality in Sport, George H. Sage
28. *An End of the Golden Age of Black Participation in Sport? Harry Edwards
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PART 10. STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND GENDER
29. *Equal Opportunity? Title IX and Intercollegiate Sports, John Weistart
30. *Women in Intercollegiate Sport: A Longitudinal Study--Twenty-One Year Update 1977-1998, Linda Carpenter and Vivian Acosta
31. *The Joy of Women's Sports, Ruth Conniff
32. The Meaning of Success: The Athletic Experience and the Development of Male Identity, Michael A. Messner
For Further Study
PART 11. STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND SEXUALITY
33. Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sport, Pat Griffin
34. *Fear and Loathing, Dylan B. Tomlinson
35. Sport and Masculinity: The Estrangement of Gay Men, Brian Pronger