02762nam 2200625Ia 450 991045935550332120200520144314.01-282-55560-X97866125556021-60473-954-1(CKB)2670000000019408(EBL)534338(OCoLC)630115357(SSID)ssj0000428689(PQKBManifestationID)11252585(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428689(PQKBWorkID)10424153(PQKB)10815321(MiAaPQ)EBC534338(OCoLC)859684304(MdBmJHUP)muse13619(Au-PeEL)EBL534338(CaPaEBR)ebr10389883(EXLCZ)99267000000001940820010920d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSports[electronic resource] the all-American addiction /John R. GerdyJackson University Press of Mississippic20021 online resource (290 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57806-452-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Essence of the Game; 2. Buying In; 3. The All-American Addiction; 4. Sport and a Civil Society; 5. Dumb Jocks in the Global Economy; 6. The Athlete as Couch Potato; 7. Give Me Your Money!; 8. Sport and Upward Mobility; 9. "Get over It!"; 10. Mind over Body in the Information Age; 11. What If?; References; IndexJohn R. Gerdy knows sports inside-out. He has been an All-American Basketball Player whose college jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as an associate commissioner in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative and ethical advisor to the NCAA and the Knight Commission. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration. Now, in Sports: The All-American Addiction , he brings his insights and observations together in a radical, critical evaluation of the impact of sports on American life. This book argues that our society's huge investment inAll-American addictionSports and stateUnited StatesSportsSocial aspectsUnited StatesSportsUnited StatesElectronic books.Sports and stateSportsSocial aspectsSports306.4/83/0973Gerdy John R897207MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459355503321Sports2004523UNINA