Sociology of North American Sport
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Sociology of North American Sport by D Stanley Eitzen
The book that set the standard for sports textbooks has been extensively revised and updated for its new eighth edition. Among the many new topical additions are elite child athletics, gambling in college sports, performance enhancement drugs, sport and nationalism after 9/11, the Beijing Olympics, Nike and other corporations, the power of media in sport, and more on minorities and on disabilities in sport.
D. Stanley Eitzen is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Colorado State University. He was selected to be a Sports Ethics Fellow at the Institute for International Sport. George H. Sage is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Kinesiology at the University of Northern Colorado. He has authored or co-authored 16 books. He was inducted into the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame in 2006.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594515750 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594515751 |
| Title | Sociology of North American Sport |
| Author | D Stanley Eitzen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Year published | 2008-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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