* = New or revised for this Edition Each Part ends with For Further Study Preface Part I: TOWARD A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF SPORT * 1. Sociological Theories and Sport, George H. Sage and D. Stanley Eitzen * 2. Sport as a Microcosm of Society, D. Stanley Eitzen * 3. The Super Bowl as a Microcosm of Society, D. Stanley Eitzen Part II: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: ORGANIZED SPORTS AND YOUTH 4. Play Group versus Organized Competitive Team: A Comparison, Jay J. Coakley * 5. The Hidden Demographics of Youth Sports, Bruce Kelley and Carl Carchia * 6. High School Sports: An American Obsession, D. Stanley Eitzen Part III: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: THE MASS MEDIA * 7. Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Men and Masculinities, Michael A. Messner 8. Gender in Televised Sports, Michael A. Messner and Cheryl Cooky * 9. ESPN: The Force in Sports, D. Stanley Eitzen Part IV: SPORT AND SOCIALIZATION: SYMBOLS * 10. New Opposition to Old Sports Mascots, Jim Loewen * 11. Language and Gender Inequality: Change and Continuity in the Naming of Collegiate Sports Teams, D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn Part V: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: OVERZEALOUS ATHLETES, PARENTS, AND COACHES 12. Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters: The Dark Side, Joan Ryan 13. Harm to Children in Youth Sports, Mark Hyman * 14. Painkiller Abuse by Athletes and Teams, Gregg Easterbrook Part VI: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: SPORT AND DEVIANCE * 15. Is Human Enhancement Cheating? The Answer Will Affect Sports, Schools, and the Battlefield of the Future, Brad Allenby 16. Ethical Dilemmas in American Sport: The Dark Side of Competition, D. Stanley Eitzen * 17. Joe Paterno: Death, Remembrance, and the Wages of Sin, Dave Zirin Part VII: PROBLEMS OF EXCESS: BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORT * 18. Athletics--Why and at What Cost?, Tony Frank 19. Is Sports in Your Mission Statement?, Charles T. Clotfelter * 20. The Shame of College Sports, Taylor Branch Part VIII: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND SOCIAL CLASS 21. The Big-Time College Sports Plantation and the Slaves Who Drive It, D. Stanley Eitzen * 22. Is Sport a Mobility Escalator? George H. Sage and D. Stanley Eitzen 23. When Domes Attack, Dave Zirin Part IX: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND RACE/ETHNICITY 24. Sporting Dreams Die on the Rez, Kevin Simpson * 25. Realities Behind America's Favorite Pastime: The Dominican Republic's Cheap Labor Bazaar for the Major Leagues, Richard Lapchick with Devin Beahm, Giomar Nunes, and Stephanie Rivera-Casiano * 26. The 2013 Racial and Gender Report Card: National Football League, Richard Lapchick Part X: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND GENDER * 27. Title IX at 40: Examining Mysteries, Myths, and Misinformation Surrounding the Historic Federal Law, Mary Jo Kane * 28.Tiger Girls on the Soccer Field, Hilary Levey Friedman * 29. The Sanctity of Sunday Football: Why Men Love Sports, Douglas Hartmann Part XI: STRUCTURED INEQUALITY: SPORT AND SEXUALITY * 30. The Caster Semenya Saga, Dave Zirin 31. Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sport, Pat Griffin 32. On the Team: Equal Opportunity for Transgender Student Athletes, Pat Griffin and Helen J. Carroll Part XII: EXPANDING THE HORIZONS: SPORT AND GLOBALIZATION * 33. The Globalization of Sport, D. Stanley Eitzen 34. Nike's Crimes, David Macaray 35. New Media and Global Sports, George H. Sage About the Editor
