Modern sports ethics: a reference handbook

List of tables

List of figures

Preface

1: Background And History

Brief origin of sport

What is ethics?

Ethical theories

Moral reasoning

Brief historical context for amateur sport and character development

Athletics in educational institutions

Morals vs winning

Taunting and intimidation

Violence

Eligibility

Elimination

Cheating

Gambling

Performance-enhancing drugs

Moral callousness

Synergy between character development and sport

Steps in character development

Successful programs that help develop moral values and character

Resolving ethical dilemmas

Conclusion

References

2: Problems, Controversies, And Solutions

Controversies and problems across all levels of sport

Has winning in sports become too important?

Cheating

Gamesmanship and violence

Discriminatory actions and societal factors

Performance-enhancing drugs

Youth sport

Problems and controversies in youth sports

Fun

Learning sport skills

Winning as the only measure of success

Teaching values in youth sports

Interscholastic sport

Problems and controversies in interscholastic sport

Academics

Eligibility

Conduct

Emphasis on winning

Teaching values in interscholastic sports

Intercollegiate athletics

Recruiting

Academics

Commercialism

Proposed reforms and teaching values in intercollegiate athletics

Conclusion

References

3: Worldwide Perspective

Amateurism in the Olympic games

Nationalism and politics in the Olympic games

Racism and human rights in the Olympic games

Racism in international sports

Females in the Olympic games

Sexism in international sports

Bidding scandals in the Olympic games

Unethical behavior among officials in the Olympic games

Use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes in the Olympic games

Doping scandals in international cycling

Gamesmanship and cheating in international sports

Gambling and fixing outcomes in international sports

Codes of ethics

Examples of sportsmanship in the Olympic games

References

4: Chronology

Examples of unethical behaviors in sport

Examples of ethical behaviors in sport

5: Biographical Sketches

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr

Margaret Ann (Peggy) Kirk Bell

William (Bill) Warren Bradley

Avery Brundage

Walter Byers

Ken Carter

Roberto Clemente

Anita Luceete DeFrantz

Jean Driscoll

Joe Dumars III

Anthony (Tony) Kevin Dungy

Joe Ehrmann

Fred Engh

Henry Louis (Lou) Gehrig

Grant Henry Hill

Michael Terrence (Terry) Holland

Robert (Bobby) Tyre Jones Jr

Johann Olav Koss

Michael (Mike) William Krzyzewski

Richard Lapchick

Dale Bryan Murphy

Dikembe Mutombo

James Naismith

Alan Cedric Page

Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson

Arthur (Art) Joseph Rooney Sr

Wilma Glodean Rudolph

Dean Edwards Smith

Dawn Michelle Staley

Sharon Kay Stoll

Charlene Vivian (Stoner) Stringer

Jim Thompson

LeRoy Walker

Hazel Virginia (Hotchkiss) Wightman

John Wooden

6: Data And Documents

Youth sport

Honor the game

Interscholastic sports

Extracurricular physical activity programs

Arizona sports summit accord

Females in sports

Excerpts from "A Call to Action" from the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics

Race and ethnicity

Olympic sports

Conclusion

7: Directory Of Organizations

United States Olympic Committee and the national governing body for each sport

Summer sports

Winter sports

Non-Olympic sports with national governing bodies

Single-sport organizations

Multi-sport organizations

Sport-affiliated organizations

Professional sport organizations

8: Print And Nonprint Resources

Print resources

Ethical issues in sport for all

Ethical issues in youth sport

Ethical issues in interscholastic sport

Ethical issues in intercollegiate sport

Ethical issues in international sport

Nonprint resources

Ethical issues in sport for all

Ethical issues in youth sport

Ethical issues in interscholastic sport

Ethical issues in intercollegiate sport

Ethical issues in international sport

Glossary

Index

About the author.