An edition of Sport In American Culture
(2004)
Sport In American Culture
by Joyce Duncan
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Sport in American Culture is the first and only reference work to provide an in-depth and up-to-date exploration of sport and its impact on American culture. Essays from more than 200 scholars, professionals, and sports enthusiasts address how sport has changed our lifestyles, language, and thinking.Arranged alphabetically, the work introduces key sport figures and national icons, with a focus on their cultural impact, examines individual sports and how they have influenced society, and discusses such phenomena as the billion-dollar athletic apparel industry, sport as big business, and the effect of sport on gender, racial views, pride, and nationalism. In addition to expected topics, the work also includes less studied areas such as myths, audience rituals, Wheaties, comic books, the hula hoop, and religion.
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Sport In American Culture: From Ali To X-games
November 2004, ABC-Clio, ABC-CLIO
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Sport In American Culture
November 19, 2004, ABC-CLIO
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Table of Contents
Aaron, Henry “Hank” Louis (1934-) -- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947-) -- Academic Skepticism of Sport -- Academics and Sport -- Adolescent Sport Novels -- Aerobics, as Exercise -- Ali, Muhammad (1942-) -- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- Allen, Mel (1914-1996) -- Altruism and Activism -- Amateur Athletic Act -- Amateur Athletic Union -- Amateurism -- American Basketball Association -- The American Gladiators -- America's Cup -- Angell, Roger (1926-) -- Apparel, in Sport -- Archery -- Arete -- Armstrong, Lance (1971-) -- Army-Navy Rivalry -- Artists of Sport -- Ashe, Arthur Robert, Jr. (1943-1993) -- Athlete -- Athletes, above the Law -- Athletes as Actors -- Athletes as Symbolic Heroes -- Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Audience Rituals -- Automobile Racing -- Banks, Ernest “Ernie” (1931-) -- Baseball -- Baseball, Minor Leagues -- Baseball Films -- Baseball Strikes -- Basketball -- Basketball Hall of Fame -- “Battle of the Sexes''-- Bear Baiting -- Berra, Lawrence Peter ``Yogi'' (1925-) -- Bicycling -- Big Business, Sport as -- Billiards and Pool -- Bird, Larry (1956-) -- Black Sox Scandal -- Blackouts, Television -- Blood Sport -- Bloomer Girls -- Bollea, Terry Gene ``Hulk Hogan'' (1953-) -- Boone and Crockett Club -- Boston Marathon -- Bouton, Jim (1939-) -- Bowling -- Boxing -- “Boys of Summer'' -- Bryant, Paul ``Bear'' (1913-1983) -- Bullfighting -- Bulls, Running the -- Bungee Jumping -- Camp, Walter (1859-1925) -- Campanella, Roy (1921-1993) -- Canadian Football League -- Canadian Writers of Sport Literature -- Candlestick Park -- Card Games -- Carnivals -- Cartoons and Sport -- “Casey at the Bat'' -- Cheerleading -- Children in Sport: Competition and Socialization -- Children in Sport: Girls in ``Boys' Sports'' -- Children in Sport: Necessity of Play -- Civil Rights and Sport -- Clemente, Roberto (1934-1972) -- Cockfighting -- College Football -- College Football Association -- Comics and Sport -- Communities, Impact of Sport on -- The Compleat Angler -- Computers and Sport -- Connors, James Scott ``Jimmy'' (1952-) -- Coover, Robert (1932-) -- Cosell, Howard (1918-1995) -- Coubertin, Baron Pierre de (1863-1937) -- Curling -- Dean, Jay Hanna ``Dizzy'' (1911-1974) -- Dempsey, Jack (1895-1983) -- Detective Stories and Sport -- Devers, Gail (1966-) -- Deviance in Sport -- DiMaggio, Joe (1914-1999) -- Disc Golf -- Discrimination, Racial, in Sport -- Doubleday, Abner (1819-1893), Myth of -- Draft -- Dream Team -- Dueling -- Dumb Jocks -- Eating Disorders among Athletes -- Economics of Golf Courses -- Economics of Sport -- Edwards, Harry (1942-) -- Endorsements -- ESPN -- Evert, Christine Marie (1954-) -- Extreme Sports -- Fads and Trends -- Fan Behavior -- Fantasy Games -- Faulkner, William (1897-1962) -- Fellowship of Christian Athletes -- Fenway Park -- Fetishes in Sport -- Film and Sport -- Fishing, Fly and Bait -- Fitness Marketing and Magazines -- Football -- Ford, Richard (1944-) -- Foreign Student-Athletes -- Foreman, George Edward (1949-) -- Foster, Andrew “Rube'' (1879-1930) -- Frazier, Joe (1944-) -- Frisbee -- Gambling -- Gambling Scandals -- Gashouse Gang -- Gaston, Clarence ``Cito'' Edwin (1944-) -- Gay Games -- Gehrig, Lou (1903-1941) -- Gender Testing -- Gibson, Althea (1927-) -- Golf -- Gowdy, Curt (1919-) -- Gretzky, Wayne (1961-) -- Griffith Joyner, Florence (1959-1998) -- Hamilton, Scott Scovell (1958-) -- Handball -- Harlem Globetrotters -- Harris, Mark (1922-) -- Health, Potential Negative Impact of Sport on -- Heisman Trophy -- Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) -- Highland Games -- Hockey -- Hockey, Mythology of -- Hockey Hall of Fame -- Hogan, William Ben (1912-1997) -- Home-Run Race of 1998 -- Homo Ludens -- Homosexuality and Sport -- Houston Astrodome -- Howe, Gordon ``Gordie'' (1928-) -- Hula-Hoops -- Hull, Robert ``Bobby'' Marvin (1939-) -- Humor in Sport -- Hunting -- Immigrants, Community and Sport -- Indianapolis 500 -- International Olympic Committee -- Italian Americans in Sport -- Ivy League -- Jackson, Reginald Martinez ``Reggie'' (1946-) -- Jai Alai -- Jenkins, Dan (1929-) -- Jogging -- Johnson, Earvin ``Magic,'' Jr. (1959-) -- Johnson, Jack (1878-1946) -- Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr. (1902--1971)
Jordan, Michael (1963-) -- Jump Shot -- Kahn, Roger (1927-) -- Karras, Alex (1935-) -- King, Don (1931-) -- Kinsella, William P. (1935-) -- Knievel, Robert Craig ``Evel'' (1938-) -- Koufax, Sanford ``Sandy'' (1935-) -- Lacrosse -- Ladies Professional Golf Association -- Landry, Tom (1924-2000) -- Language of Sport -- Las Vegas, Nevada -- Latino Athletes -- Latino Sport -- Lewis, Carl (1961-) -- Literature, Sport in -- Little League -- London, Jack (1876-1916) -- Lopez, Nancy Marie (1957-) -- Louis, Joe (1914-1981) -- Luge -- Maclean, Norman (1902-1990) -- Madison Square Garden -- Madisons (Six-Day Races) -- Malamud, Bernard (1914-1986) -- Manley, Effa (1900-1981) -- Mantle, Mickey Charles (1931-1995) -- Marathons -- Marbles -- Marching Bands -- Maris, Roger (1934-1985) -- Marketing of Sport -- Martial Arts Films -- Martin, Alfred Manuel ``Billy,'' Jr. (1928-1989) -- Mathewson, Christopher ``Christy'' (1880-1925) -- Mays, Willie Howard, Jr. (1931-) -- Men's Issues -- Merriwell, Frank -- Metaphor, Sport as, for Life -- Mexico City Summer Olympic Games, 1968 -- Montana, Joe (1956-) -- Mountaineering -- Muscular Christianity -- Musial, Stanley “Stan the Man'' (1920-) -- Music and Sport -- Mythology of Sport -- Namath, Joe (1943-) -- do Nascimento, Edson Arantesm, “Pele'' (1940-) -- National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing -- National Baseball Hall of Fame -- National Basketball Association -- National Hockey League -- National Rifle Association -- Native American Athletes -- Native American Mascots -- Nazi Olympics -- Negro Baseball Leagues -- Negro League Teams and Their Communities -- Neiman, LeRoy (1927-) -- Nelson, Lindsey (1919-1995) -- Nicklaus, Jack (1940-) -- Nomo, Hideo (1968-) -- Oates, Joyce Carol (1938-) -- Olympic Boycotts: 1976, 1980, and 1984 -- Olympic Games -- Orr, Robert Gordon “Bobby'' (1948-) -- Outdoor Clubs -- Owens, James “Jesse'' Cleveland (1913-1980) -- Paige, Leroy “Satchel'' (1906-1982) -- Palmer, Arnold (1929-) -- Pan-American Games -- Parental Involvement -- Patriotism and Sport -- Patterson, Floyd (1935-) -- Payton, Walter (1954-1999) -- Petty, Richard (1937-) -- Photography, Sport in -- Playground Association of America -- Plimpton, George (1927-2003) -- Political Correctness -- Popular Culture and Sport -- President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports -- Professional Golfers' Association -- “Pumping Iron'' -- Racial Superiority, Myth of -- Radio Broadcasting -- Recruiting Violations, College -- Religion and Sport -- Rice, Grantland (1880-1954) -- Riots -- Robinson, Jack Roosevelt ``Jackie'' (1919-1972) -- Robinson, Sugar Ray (1920-1989) -- Rock Climbing -- Rockne, Knute (1888-1931) -- Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978) -- Rodeo -- Rodeo Clowns -- Rodeo versus Animal Rights Activists -- Rodman, Dennis (1962-) -- Roosevelt, Theodore ``Teddy'' (1858-1919) -- Rose, Pete (1941-) -- Roth, Philip (1933-) -- Rowing -- Rudolph, Wilma (1940-1994) -- Rugby -- Running -- Runyon, Damon (1884-1946) -- Russell, William “Bill'' Felton (1934-) -- Ruth, George Herman ”Babe,'' Jr. (1895-1948) -- Ryan, Lynn Nolan (1946-) -- Sailing -- Sandlot Baseball -- Schott, Marge (1928-) -- Scuba Diving -- Sculpture, Sport in -- Simpson, Orenthal James ``O. J.'' (1947-) -- Skateboarding -- Sneakers -- Soccer -- Sockalexis, Louis Francis (1871-1913) -- Softball -- Special Olympics -- Sport Cards -- Sport in Wars -- Sport Journalism -- Sport Law -- Sport Literature as Discipline -- Sport Slang -- Sports Illustrated -- Spring Training -- Stadiums -- Statistics of Sport -- Stengel, Casey (1890-1975) -- Steroids -- Sullivan, John L. (1858-1918) -- Sumo Wrestling -- Supreme Court Decisions -- Swimming -- Synchronized Swimming -- Team Colors and Symbols -- Team Names -- Television, Impact on Sport -- Thorpe, James “Jim'' Francis (1887-1953) -- Title IX -- Touch Football -- Tourism, Impact of Sport on -- Trevino, Lee Buck (1939-) -- Triathlon -- Tunney, Gene (1898-1978) -- Tyson, Mike (1966-) -- Umpires -- Updike, John (1932-) -- Upward Mobility, Sport as -- Urban Gymnasiums -- Valenzuela, Fernando (1960-) -- Ventura, Jesse (1951-) -- Video Arcades -- Video Games -- Wagner, “Gorgeous George'' Raymond (1915-1963) -- Wanderone, Rudolf, Jr., ``Minnesota Fats'' (ca. 1900/1913-1996) -- Wheaties -- “White Hope'' -- Whitworth, Kathy (1939-) -- Wide World of Sports -- Wild West Shows -- Williams, Ted (1918-2002) -- Wilson, August (1945-) -- Women and Fishing -- Women Bicyclists -- Women Sportscasters -- Women's Basketball -- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame -- Women's Issues -- Wooden, John (1910-) -- Woods, Eldrick ``Tiger'' (1975-) -- World Cup Competition -- World Football League -- World Hockey Association -- World Wrestling Federation -- Wrestling, Professional -- Wrigley Field -- X Games -- Yankee Stadium -- Yastrzemski, Carl (1939-) -- Young, Denton True “Cy'' (1867-1955) -- Zaharias, Mildred “Babe'' Didrikson (1914-1956).
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