Battleground sports

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Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine competitive athletics and their social importance to the history of North America; and discusses cultural issues related to sports on the field and in the media.

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Full title :Battleground sports / edited by Michael Atkinson.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (2 volumes)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780313087875, 0313087873
oclc:ocn428819414
LC Classification:GV706.5
Dewey Decimal:306.483

Entries: -- Academic misconduct among athletes -- Adventure racing -- Animal blood sports -- Anti-doping rules and policies -- Anti-trust violations in professional sports -- Athlete unions -- "At risk" youth in sports -- Biology and athlete performance -- Cheating during competition -- Collective protests and social movements -- Commercializing ethnic athletes -- Cool pose -- Corporate branding -- Corporate stadiums -- Criminal violence during competition -- Disability sports -- Drafting amateur athletes -- Eating disorders -- Environmental impacts of sports -- Equipment manufacturing in the Third World -- Ergogenics -- Erythropoietin (EPO) -- Ethnic coaches, managers, and owners -- Field invasions -- Funding equality legislation -- Gambling -- Gay games -- Gender and educational opportunities -- Gender and game rules -- Gene manipulation -- Governments, laws, and gambling -- Government sponsorship of teams -- Hazing -- Homophobia -- Hooliganism -- Illness -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) -- Labor migration -- LGBT sports leagues -- Marijuana, alcohol, and illicit drugs -- Marketing female athlete sexuality -- Mascots -- Media broadcasting rights -- Media coverage of wome…

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Encyclopedias Sports -- Economic Aspects Sports -- Encyclopedias. -- Economic as… Sports -- Encyclopedias. -- Social aspe… Sports -- Encyclopédies. -- Aspect écon… Sports -- Encyclopédies. -- Aspect soci… Sports -- Social aspects SPORTS & RECREATION -- Sociology of Spo…