[PDF.70dl] Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports

Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports

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 | #3509943 in Books |  2003-11-30 |  2003-11-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.30 x.52 x5.40l,.68 | File type: PDF | 243 pages

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||17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.| Sports--Build Character or Tear it Down?|By A Customer|Lessons of the Locker Room

Sports build character. At least, that's what we've always heard. Why else would our schools invest so much time, effort, and money in student athletics? Andrew W. Miracle, Jr. and C. Roger Rees aren't so sure.

Historically, sports were introduced to public schools to|From Publishers Weekly|Miracle, a professor of sociology at Texas Christian University, and Rees, a professor of sociology at Adelphi University, set out to define--and expose--the myths largely responsible for what they regard as the overemphasis on sports in A

Do sports build character?  An anthropologist  and a sociologist explore the underpinnings of school sports and examine the evidence to support the prevailing assumption that sport is an ennobling experience. They find that participation has little effect on positive character development. Far from building model citizens, their research shows that competitive team sports may foster selfish motives and antisocial behavior. Rather than learning self-sacrifice an...

You easily download any file type for your device.Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports   |  Andrew W. Miracle. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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