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The Commercialization of Sport

the commercialization of sport is a given. It may in fact be a factor in current debates about the reality of sport. The question ...

Economic Impacts of Sports Stadiums

Perry (2007) puts forward the point of view that older stadiums are not able to demonstrate the benefits as they are not able to g...

Sports and the Promotion of Human Rights

In this manner, sports help to breakdown prejudice, stereotypes, cultural differences, ignorance, intolerance and discrimination. ...

Cultural Comparison of Korea and the U.S.

Lifestyle - Food, 2002). Because of problems with refrigeration, preserved foods like kimchi (a fermented cabbage dish) and doenj...

Raising Moral Youth

to believe in God and as such does not work for all youth. But, for those who are religious or want to be religious it is invaluab...

Subsidizing Professional Sports Stadiums

al, 2004). Is the expenditure of all of this money beneficial to the economy of the areas where the facilities are being built? P...

Alan Hodge and Robert Graves' The Long Weekend

until another war hit that would settle things. Society frantically seemed to become involved in many different new endeavors in a...

Managing Finances and Ethics

family must earn money and make financial decisions but poor decisions can lead families into bankruptcy and homelessness. Is home...

Women's Athletics, Success, and Motivation

motivation and success in regards to womens sports, it is first helpful to perceive these elements within an historical and cultur...

Sports Gambling and the Ethical and Moral Concerns It Arouses

to throw a game. Greed is often at the crux of sports gambling. Players, even if they are doing rather well, may be lured by easy...

Legalizing Gambling on Sports

to gambling, but it is nowhere near the destruction that is done by alcohol. Similarly, other forms of entertainment are legal but...

Sport and Roles in Management Practice

the team, but for the good of the sport as a business. Obviously, sports is big business, and for all large businesses, adminis...

Leisure Activities in Britain 1700 - 1850

festivals (2005). Early ritualized activities of leisure would continue after many people began to reside in the Victorian tow...

Sports and Cheating

breaks the rules to gain an advantage, that is cheating. Cheating is important not only because a lot of money is involved, and th...

Cheerleading and Sports Gender Constructs

peer pressure, societal norms, family expectations, all contribute towards "channelling" the individual into certain forms of iden...

The Common Sports Injury of a Sprained Ankle

a step or jumps inadvertently onto an opponents foot with an inverted foot (Lynch, 2002). Often, the foot is plantar flexed when t...

Societal Role of Sports

provides a healthy venue for socializing. Rather than meet clients in a bar, for example, they can chat on the golf course. Young ...

Equalizing Aspects of Sport

special accommodations. In respect to race, sometimes there is reverse discrimination. Some believe that the black man has a nat...

Globalism, Technology, Capitalism, and Sport

transnational, those that promote the American way of life and "transmit American popular culture" across the globe (Keys, 2000). ...

Burnout and the American Coach

Another symptom of burnout is the development of negative, cynical attitudes about clients and finally, a third aspect of the synd...

Private Team Sports Facilities and City Financing

notes that in the 1990s alone: "30 new professional sports facilities have been built at...

Drugs That Enhance Athletic Performance

were barred from the first Olympiad in Greece due to illegal ingestion of animal protein" (p.27). The reason why these drugs are f...

Arguing Against Compensation of Collegiate Athletes

attend (Vera). Finally, "some analysts believe student-athletes should receive payment because they do not receive a quality educ...

Russian Culture and Sports

that, in the past, has been known for their incredible athletes and perhaps Russia more than any other nation has always related a...

Injuries in Sports and Liability for College Campuses

Scholarships are typically awarded because of athletic ability, which strongly suggests that something is being offered by the col...

Review of 'Perceived purposes of sport among recreational participants: The role of competitive dispositions' Article

Previous research has determined that involvement in organized sports caused the development of both negative and positive percept...

Sports and Gender

Sport and society is examined. Gender is discussed in this context.This three page paper has six sources listed in the bibliograp...

European Sports Car Rankings

the same rate. Augmented aerodynamics and adjustable spoilers create a significantly enhanced downforce (forty percent more than ...

Societal Effects of Sports

when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and opened up the game of Major League Baseball to all men, without regard to the col...

Market for Sport Shoe Trainers

2004 and 2009, and the main purchases are males, who make 52% of the purchases (Euromonitor, 2005). Most of the goods are sold th...