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Athletes -- Conduct of life.
Role models.
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Are athletes good ro...
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Are athletes good role models? / Thomas Riggs & Company, book editor.
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2014.
Subjects
Athletes -- Conduct of life.
Role models.
ISBN:
9780737768206 (library binding)
0737768207 (library binding)
9780737768213 (paperback)
0737768215 (paperback)
Series:
At issue. Sports.
Description:
96 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Athletes are in a unique position to influence society / Leigh Steinberg -- It's unfair to expect athletes to serve as role models / Lane Wallace -- Seeing through the illusions of the sports hero / William C. Rhoden -- African American athletes have a right and a duty to be role models / Mike Tillery -- Female athletes empower young women despite objectification / Joe Posnanski -- Athletes can be leaders in ending homophobia / Brendon Ayanbadejo -- Christian athletes set an example of humility / Bryan Cribb -- Christian athletes are not role models / Mark Galli -- Paralympians are inspirations for all / James Mastro, Christopher Ahrens, and Nathan Statton -- Marketers need stricter moral clauses to police athlete behavior / Christopher R. Chase -- Love versus hate : how fans cope with athletes' transgressions / Leeja Carter -- Lessons can be learned from athletes' mistakes / Steve Tobak -- Sports scandals reflect the culture at large / Dennis Maley.
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"At Issue: Are Athletes Good Role Models?: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
YA -- Nonfiction
306.483 AR
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