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Big-time sports in American universities

Summary: "For almost a century, big-time college sport has been a wildly popular but consistently problematic part of American higher education. The challenges it poses to traditional academic values have been recognized from the start, but they have grown more ominous in recent decades, as cable television has become ubiquitous, commercial opportunities have proliferated and athletic budgets have ballooned. Drawing on new research findings, this book takes a fresh look at the role of commercial sports in American universities. It shows that, rather than being the inconsequential student activity that universities often imply that it is, big-time sport has become a core function of the universities that engage in it. For this reason, the book takes this function seriously and presents evidence necessary for a constructive perspective about its value. Although big-time sport surely creates worrying conflicts in values, it also brings with it some surprising positive consequences"--Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9781139070461
ISBN: 1139070460
ISBN: 6613112712
ISBN: 9786613112712
ISBN: 9781139076180
ISBN: 1139076183
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ISBN: 9781139080743
ISBN: 9781283112710
ISBN: 128311271X
ISBN: 0511976909
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 313 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Commercial sports as a university function -- The uses of big-time college sports -- Reckoning.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.