| Description |
203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sports can benefit children / Marty Ewing -- Sports can harm children / Patricia Dalton -- A preoccupation with sports is detrimental to African-American youth / Salim Muwakkil -- A preoccupation with sports is not detrimental to African-American youth / William Raspberry -- Professional athletes are not good role models / Armstrong Williams -- Athletes should not be expected to be role models / Stephen D. Mosher -- Overdemanding parents can mar children's sports experiences / Mike Beamish -- Inappropriate coaching can mar children's sports experiences / Joan Ryan -- College entrance requirements for athletes are unfair / Russell Gough -- College entrance requirements for athletes are not unfair / Tom Knott -- College athletes should be paid / Dick DeVenzio -- College athletes should receive scholarship extensions / Gregg Easterbrook -- College athletes should be encouraged to make education a priority / Lisa Nehus Saxon -- Athletes should not be obligated to make education a priority / John Feinstein -- Racial inequality in sports is a serious problem / Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society -- Racial inequality in sports is not a serious problem / Wayne M. Barrett -- Minority coaches face discrimination in hiring / New York Amsterdam news -- Minority coaches and other personnel are facing less discrimination in hiring / Mark Whicker -- African-American athletes should speak out against racism / Kenneth L. Shropshire -- African-American athletes should not be obligated to speak out against racism / Adolph Reed Jr. -- Title IX is unfair to men's sports / Elizabeth Arens -- Title IX is necessary for women and is not unfair to men's sports / Lynette Labinger -- Women are not as athletically gifted as men / Steve Sailer and Stephen Seiler -- Women can be as athletically gifted as men / Mariah Burton Nelson -- Banning drugs from sports is important / Christopher Clarey -- Banning drugs from sports is pointless / Robert Lipsyte -- China ignores athletic drug policies / Phillip Whitten -- The United States ignores athletic drug policies / Asiaweek -- Testing student-athletes for drugs is appropriate / Nosson Scherman -- Testing student-athletes for drugs is inappropriate / Dave Kindred. |
| Subject |
Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sports -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Egendorf, Laura K., 1973-
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| ISBN |
0737700572 library binding alkaline paper |
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0737700564 paperback alkaline paper |
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