Sports and athletes / Noel Merino

Contributor(s):

Merino, Noel

Material type: Text

9780737754698
0737754699

Subject(s):

Sports

LOC classification:

GV 565 .S66 2011

Contents:

Ch. 1: Do sports and athletes have a positive impact on society? -- Sports are a civilized way to express rivalry / Windsor Mann -- The place of sports in American culture is too extreme / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Youth sports have numerous benefits / Brooke de Lench -- Youth sports can be harmful / Tara McIntosh -- Athletes should be considered role models / Daniel B. Wood -- Athletes should not be considered role models / Armstrong Williams -- Ch. 2: Is use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes a problem? -- Baseball's prohibition on performance-enhancing drugs is good policy / Jim Salisbury -- Performance-enhancing drugs in sport should not be prohibited / Aaron Steinberg -- Many athletes use performance-enhancing drugs / Steve Weinberg -- Others besides athletes share the blame for use of performance-enhancing drugs / Dave Zirin -- Congress is right to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Robert Housman -- Congress is wrong to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette -- Ch. 3: Should college sports be reformed? -- College athletes should be paid / Michael Lewis -- College athletes should not be paid / Allen Sack -- College athletics should be privatized so universities can focus on academics / Silvio Laccetti -- College athletes should not have to focus on academics / Claire Harlin -- The state university focus on athletics harms academics / William C. Dowling -- Universities can successfully balance athletics and academics / Robert E. Mulcahy.

Summary: Explores the issues surrounding sports and athletes by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	GV 565 .S66 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100002125

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Ch. 1: Do sports and athletes have a positive impact on society? --
Sports are a civilized way to express rivalry / Windsor Mann --
The place of sports in American culture is too extreme / Jonathan Zimmerman --
Youth sports have numerous benefits / Brooke de Lench --
Youth sports can be harmful / Tara McIntosh --
Athletes should be considered role models / Daniel B. Wood --
Athletes should not be considered role models / Armstrong Williams --
Ch. 2: Is use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes a problem? --
Baseball's prohibition on performance-enhancing drugs is good policy / Jim Salisbury --
Performance-enhancing drugs in sport should not be prohibited / Aaron Steinberg --
Many athletes use performance-enhancing drugs / Steve Weinberg --
Others besides athletes share the blame for use of performance-enhancing drugs / Dave Zirin --
Congress is right to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Robert Housman --
Congress is wrong to investigate the use of steroids in baseball / Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette --
Ch. 3: Should college sports be reformed? --
College athletes should be paid / Michael Lewis --
College athletes should not be paid / Allen Sack --
College athletics should be privatized so universities can focus on academics / Silvio Laccetti --
College athletes should not have to focus on academics / Claire Harlin --
The state university focus on athletics harms academics / William C. Dowling --
Universities can successfully balance athletics and academics / Robert E. Mulcahy.

Explores the issues surrounding sports and athletes by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

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