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200 10$aSports$b[electronic resource] $ethe all-American addiction /$fJohn R. Gerdy
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215   $a1 online resource (290 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aJohn 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 in
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