World Sports : A Reference Handbook
, by Hanold, MaylonNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781598847789 | 1598847783
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/19/2012
ABC-CLIO's celebrated Contemporary World Issues series-available in both print and eBook formats-provides accurate, unbiased reference handbooks on the major topics of the day. Subject categories are:
List of Tables | p. xv |
List of Figures | p. xvii |
Preface | p. xix |
Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
Background and History | p. 1 |
The Meaning and Cultural Significance of Sport | p. 1 |
Competitive Nature | p. 2 |
Aesthetics of Movement | p. 2 |
Sociocultural Basis of Sport in the Pre-Modern World | p. 4 |
The Industrial Revolution and the Development of Physical Culture in the Modern World | p. 6 |
Globalization and Sports | p. 8 |
The 1930s: Bringing Sport into the Modern Age | p. 8 |
The Rise of International Sport Organizations | p. 9 |
International Sport, Economics, and the "Golden Triangle" | p. 10 |
Sports and Business: Major Historical Trends of This Symbiotic Relationship | p. 11 |
The Marginalizing and Privileging Power of Sport: A Historical Perspective of Social Issues | p. 18 |
Women and Sport | p. 18 |
Sexuality and Sport | p. 21 |
Race and Ethnicity | p. 23 |
Social Class | p. 26 |
Sport Issues Worldwide | p. 31 |
Sport and Politics | p. 31 |
Issues and Controversies with the "Sport for Development" Movement | p. 35 |
The Business of Hosting the Olympic Games | p. 39 |
The Controversy and Complexity of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport | p. 43 |
Technology in Sports: Tilting the Competitive Balance for Better and/or Worse | p. 47 |
Globalization of Sport: Intersections with Race and Ethnicity | p. 50 |
Masculinity: WhatÆs Sport Got To Do with It? | p. 54 |
Violence and (Un)Sportsmanship Behaviors in Sport | p. 61 |
Sport and Women: The Complexities of Gender | p. 64 |
The Dynamic, Changing Landscape of the Sports and Media Relationship | p. 70 |
North American Sport | p. 79 |
Bidding for and Hosting the Super Bowl | p. 79 |
Player Salary Debates among Professional Sports Teams | p. 83 |
The Commercialism of Intercollegiate Athletics | p. 87 |
Racial Diversity and Racism in Collegiate and Professional Sports | p. 90 |
Gender (In)equity in Sport Leadership | p. 97 |
NASCAR: Hanging onto "Local" Roots While Going "Global" | p. 101 |
Concussions and Brain Trauma: Growing Concerns, Growing Knowledge | p. 106 |
The Culture of Skateboarding and the Commodification of "Cool" | p. 109 |
The Lure of "Lifestyle" Sports: A Case Study in Ultrarunning | p. 113 |
Chronology | p. 121 |
The Rise of Modern Sport | p. 122 |
Sport as a Business | p. 125 |
The Growth of Sport Professionals | p. 130 |
Sport: Politics, Social Issues, and Developments | p. 132 |
Biographical Sketches | p. 139 |
Kate Ackerman, MD | p. 139 |
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi | p. 140 |
Eric Anderson | p. 140 |
Roone Pickney Arledge Jr. | p. 141 |
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister | p. 142 |
Charles Wade Barkley | p. 143 |
Avery Brundage | p. 143 |
John Wesley Carlos | p. 144 |
Bill Colson | p. 145 |
Bob Costas | p. 146 |
David Costill | p. 147 |
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | p. 147 |
Horst Dassler | p. 148 |
Pierre de Coubertin | p. 149 |
Richard Giulianotti | p. 149 |
Pat Griffin | p. 150 |
Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson | p. 151 |
Billie Jean King | p. 151 |
Össur Kristinsson | p. 152 |
Donna Lopiano | p. 153 |
Rainer Martens | p. 154 |
Mark McCormack | p. 154 |
Jeremy McGhee | p. 155 |
Andy Miah | p. 156 |
William Morgan | p. 156 |
Fred Northrup | p. 157 |
Christopher Nowinski | p. 157 |
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius | p. 158 |
Katherine Redmond | p. 159 |
Jackie Robinson | p. 160 |
Juan Antonio Samaranch | p. 161 |
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III | p. 161 |
Data and Documents | p. 163 |
The Phenomenon of Sport: Global Participation and North American Trends | p. 163 |
The Business of Sport | p. 173 |
Politics, Performance, and Ethics in Sport | p. 182 |
Politics | p. 183 |
Olympic Boycotts and Politics | p. 183 |
Performance | p. 189 |
Ethics | p. 191 |
The Code for Living | p. 197 |
Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Sport | p. 198 |
Directory of Organizations | p. 211 |
Professional Sport Organizations | p. 212 |
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) | p. 212 |
Major League Baseball (MLB) | p. 212 |
National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) | p. 212 |
National Basketball Association (NBA) | p. 213 |
National Football League (NFL) | p. 213 |
National Hockey League (NHL) | p. 213 |
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) | p. 214 |
WomenÆs Professional Soccer (WPS) | p. 214 |
WomenÆs Tennis Association (WTA) | p. 214 |
Amateur Athletic Organizations | p. 215 |
American Ultrarunning Association (AUA) | p. 215 |
Boston Athletic Association (BAA) | p. 215 |
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) | p. 215 |
International Association of Ultrarunners (LAU) | p. 216 |
International Olympic Committee (IOC) | p. 216 |
International Skateboarding Federation | p. 216 |
International Triathlon Union (ITU) | p. 217 |
London 2012 | p. 217 |
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) | p. 217 |
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | p. 218 |
National Skateboard Association (NSA) | p. 218 |
Sochi 2014 | p. 218 |
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) | p. 219 |
Youth Sport Organizations | p. 219 |
Boys and Girls Clubs of America | p. 219 |
National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) | p. 220 |
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) | p. 220 |
National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) | p. 220 |
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation (NYSSF) | p. 221 |
President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition | p. 221 |
Sports Business and Media | p. 221 |
American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries | p. 221 |
Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) | p. 222 |
Association of Luxury Suite Directors (ALSD) | p. 222 |
Association of Professional Sales Agents (Sport and Leisure Industries) (APSA) | p. 223 |
Federation of Sports and Play Association (FSPA) | p. 223 |
Information Display and Entertainment Association (IDEA) | p. 223 |
IMG Worldwide | p. 224 |
International Association for Sport Information (IASI) | p. 224 |
International Association of Skateboard Companies(IASC) | p. 224 |
International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) | p. 225 |
International Ticketing Association (INTTX) | p. 225 |
National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) | p. 226 |
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) | p. 226 |
Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) | p. 226 |
Organizations Dedicated to Sports Medicine, Injury, Rehabilitation, and Psychology | p. 227 |
American Alliance for Health, Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) | p. 227 |
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) | p. 227 |
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) | p. 228 |
Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) | p. 228 |
Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) | p. 228 |
Human Kinetics (HK) | p. 229 |
International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) | p. 229 |
International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) | p. 229 |
National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) | p. 230 |
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) | p. 230 |
National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research | p. 230 |
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) | p. 231 |
North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) | p. 231 |
Sport for Development, Character, Ethical Behavior, and AthletesÆ Rights | p. 232 |
American Sport Education Program (ASEP) | p. 232 |
Athletes for a Better World (ABW) | p. 232 |
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) | p. 232 |
Citizenship through Sports Alliance | p. 233 |
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | p. 233 |
Institute for International Sport (IIS) | p. 234 |
International Olympic Academy (IOA) | p. 234 |
International Olympic Truce Center | p. 234 |
International Platform on Sport and Development | p. 235 |
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) | p. 235 |
National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) | p. 235 |
People to People Sport Ambassadors | p. 236 |
Sport Management Resources (SMR) | p. 236 |
Sports Legacy Institute | p. 236 |
United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace | p. 237 |
United States Anti Doping Association (USADA) | p. 237 |
World Anti Doping Association (WADA) | p. 237 |
Organizations Representing Marginalized Groups in Sport | p. 238 |
Australian Women's Sport and Recreation Association | p. 238 |
Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA) | p. 238 |
Black Entertainment and Sport Lawyers Association (BESLA) | p. 239 |
Black Sports Agents Association (BSAA) | p. 239 |
Black Women in Sport Foundation (BWSF) | p. 239 |
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) | p. 240 |
Center for the Study of Sports in Society | p. 240 |
Challenged Athletes Foundation | p. 240 |
Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA) | p. 241 |
Federation of Gay Games | p. 241 |
Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport | p. 241 |
International Association for Physical Education for Girls and Women (IAPESGW) | p. 242 |
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) | p. 242 |
National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) | p. 242 |
North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) | p. 243 |
Special Olympics | p. 243 |
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) | p. 244 |
United States Association of Blind Athletes(USABA) | p. 244 |
United States Paralympic Team | p. 244 |
USA Deaf Sports Federation | p. 245 |
Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports USA (WASUSA) | p. 245 |
Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) | p. 245 |
Women in Sports and Events (WISE) | p. 246 |
Print and Nonprint Resources | p. 247 |
Print Resources | p. 247 |
Overview of Sport | p. 247 |
Sport Business | p. 250 |
Sport Professionals, Technology, and Health | p. 256 |
Sport Issues: Character, Youth, High | |
Performance, Politics, and Ethics | p. 261 |
Sport Issues: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, and Different Abilities | p. 269 |
Nonprint Resources | p. 276 |
General Sport | p. 276 |
Sport Business and Sport Professionals | p. 277 |
Social, Political, and Ethical Issues in Sport | p. 280 |
Glossary | p. 287 |
Index | p. 293 |
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