Fair and Foul

Stan Eitzen has been a pioneer in this field. Like many others, I am in his debt as one of the many he has inspired. -- Richard Lapchick, University of Central Florida Fair and Foul has exceeded my expectations. Each semester that I use it, there is a group of students that understand the good and the bad of sport and see sport as an intellectual issue. Eitzens book is a really different sort of text. -- Judith McDonnell, Bryant University As a microcosm of society, sport is a social construction and therefore is an arena in which sociological processes can be studied. As my course is an introduction to the field of sport sociology, the goal of the course is to apply a sociological lens to the world of sports and athletics. Fair and Foul helps me attain this goal. It looks at issues and concerns surrounding the sports world. Its coverage is vast and accommodates many of the sections of my course. -- Keri A. Diggins, Scottsdale Community College This book presents the various social issues embedded in sports in an accessible way and provides a useful overview for many of the units in my course. -- Holly Swyers, Lake Forest College 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. -- Jason Lee, University of North Florida

D. Stanley Eitzen is professor emeritus of sociology at Colorado State University, where he taught for twenty-one years, most recently as John N. Stern Distinguished Professor. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-four books, including three on sport, as well as numerous scholarly articles and chapters in scholarly books. He is a former president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and the recipient of that organizations Distinguished Service Award. Among his other awards, he was selected to be a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport.

1.The Duality of Sport 2.Sport Unites, Sport Divides 3.Names, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports Symbols 4.Sport Is Fair, Sport Is Foul 5.Sport Is Healthy, Sport Is Destructive 6.The Organization of Youth Sport: Issues and Consequences 7.Sport Is Expressive, Sport Is Controlled 8.Are Sports Played on a Level Playing Field? Issues of Race, Class, and Gender 9.The Mass Media and Sport: Distorted Windows, Blinders, and Game Changers 10.Big-Time College Sports: Commercialized Sport within Academia 11.Sport as the Path to Success? Myth and Reality 12.Professional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private Businesses 13.The Globalization of Sport 14.The Challenge: Changing Sport Notes Index