Sports [[electronic resource] ] : the all-American addiction / / John R. Gerdy

• Autore: Gerdy John R
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4/83/0973
• Soggetto topico: Sports and state - United States; Sports - Social aspects - United States; Sports - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: John 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
• Altri titoli varianti: All-American addiction
• Titolo autorizzato: Sports
• ISBN: 1-282-55560-X; 9786612555602; 1-60473-954-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459355503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II