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001 2007013022
003 DLC
005 20070831112811.0
008 070329s2007 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007013022
020 $a9780786429172 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786429178 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn122338027
035 $a(OCoLC)122338027
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050 00 $aGV706.3$b.R67 2007
082 00 $a175$222
100 1 $aRosen, Joel Nathan,$d1961-
245 14 $aThe erosion of the American sporting ethos :$bshifting attitudes toward competition /$cJoel Nathan Rosen.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$cc2007.
300 $aix, 284 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"This volume provides an analysis of the nature of competition in contemporary American sport. This work traces American sport from American culture to the influence of the 1960s counterculture and the resulting rise of a post-Cold War ethos that continues to reinterpret competitiveness as a relic of a misbegotten past and anathema to American life"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-279) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Contemporary sport in the broader social context -- American sport and the traditional competitive ethos -- Cold War era sport and the countercultural shift -- Moral tensions within contemporary American sport -- Youth sport in America -- Self-esteem and youth in competitive sport -- A developing gulf : sport, feminism, and anti-racism -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Major American sport attendance by sport.
650 0 $aSports$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSports$xSocial aspects$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aCompetition (Psychology)$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aCompetition (Psychology)$xPublic opinion.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007013022.html