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Title Sports and athletes : opposing viewpoints / James D. Torr, book editor.

Imprint Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  796 Sp67a 2005    ---  Available
 FSCC Reference  R 016 OPP 2005    ---  Available
Description 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Organized sports do not benefit children / John R. Gerdy -- Organized sports can benefit children / David Brooks -- Preoccupation with sports is detrimental to black youth / John Hoberman -- Preoccupation with sports is not detrimental to black youth / Richard E. Lapchick -- Professional athletes should be better role models / Mark Patinkin -- Professional athletes should not be viewed as role models / Ashley Brown -- College athletes should be paid / D. Stanley Eitzen -- College athletes should not be paid / Jason Whitlock -- College entrance requirements for athletes are unfair / Robert M. Sellers, Tabbye M. Chavous, Tony N. Brown -- College entrance requirements for athletes are fair / David Goldfield -- Gambling on college sports should be banned nationwide / William S. Saum -- Gambling on college sports should not be banned nationwide / Danny Sheridan -- Minority coaches face discrimination in hiring / New York Amsterdam News -- Minority coaches do not face discrimination in hiring / Roger Clegg, Greg Franke -- Title IX is necessary to reduce sexual discrimination in sports / Women's Sports Foundation -- Title IX has harmed men's sports / Jessica Gavora -- Steroid use in major league baseball is widespread / Tom Verducci -- Problem of steroid use in major league baseball is exaggerated / Dayn Perry -- Performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from professional sports / Paul Weiler -- Performance-enhancing drugs should not be banned from professional sports / Claudio M. Tamburrini.
Subject Sports.
Athletes.
Added Author Torr, James D., 1974-
ISBN 0737722444 (lib. : alk. paper)
0737722452 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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