Fair and Foul

Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport

By (author) D. Stanley Eitzen

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Publication date:

04 February 2016

Length of book:

328 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442248458

Fair and Foul explores our love of sport, just as it reveals sport’s darker side—the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, gender bias, media grandstanding, and more. The sixth edition features a new chapter on mass media and sport, a revised introduction that lays out the two themes of the book with fresh examples, and a significantly revised chapter on college sport that asks whether or not big-time college sports are compatible with higher education. This edition also features new material throughout, such as the rising costs and increasing injuries in youth sports, fantasy sports, homophobia in sport, “one and done,” and more.

Fair and Foul draws on examples ranging from youth to pro sports to give us a deeper understanding of how sports shape our everyday world. Ideal for sparking classroom discussion, Fair and Foul is an excellent book for students of sports and society, American culture, and other courses

The Duality of Sport
Sport Unites, Sport Divides
Names, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports Symbols
Sport Is Fair, Sport Is Foul
Sport Is Healthy, Sport Is Destructive
The Organization of Youth Sport: Issues and Consequences
Sport Is Expressive, Sport Is Controlled
Are Sports Played on a Level Playing Field? Issues of Race, Class, and Gender
The Mass Media and Sport: Distorted Windows, Blinders, and Game Changers
Big-Time College Sports: Commercialized Sport within Academia
Sport as the Path to Success? Myth and Reality
Professional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private Businesses
The Globalization of Sport
The Challenge: Changing Sport

Notes
Index

Fair and Foul is unique in its approach and provides quality coverage of significant issues impacting the world of sport. It is an insightful resource that students respond well to.