Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport

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Synopsis
Sport is a pervasive aspect of US society. Most children in the U.S. are involved in organized sport and it’s the subject of much conversation, media content, leisure activity, and discretionary spending. There is a growing number of broadcast networks, online news sites, social media accounts, and streaming platforms devoted to covering sports that fans consume with keen interest. But do we truly understand sport?

Fair and Foul explores our love of sport, just as it reveals sport’s darker side—the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, gender bias, media grandstanding, and more. Broken into two parts, Part I, “Sport is Fair, Sport is Foul,” discusses issues of social class, race, gender, and health as well as the opportunities and demands of youth sports. Part II, “Sports as a Microcosm of Society,” examines issues stemming from the media, college athletics, professional sports franchises, and whether it’s possible to bring about change for a better and brighter future.

Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781538175675
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Copyrighted By:
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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