Editor/Author
Lumpkin, Angela
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: McFarland
Single-User Purchase Price:
$35.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$52.50
ISBN: 978-0-7864-6398-5
Category: Arts & Leisure - Sports
Image Count:
22
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
This text shows aspiring sports management professionals how to identify the moral issues in sports and develop principle-centered leadership practices to lead with justice, honesty, and beneficence. Among the issues addressed are the conflict between sportsmanship and gamesmanship, violence in sports, racial and gender equity, performance-enhancing drugs, academics, and commercialization. Throughout, specific examples from real-world sports situations and reflective questions encourage students to think critically.