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Papers On College Sports Issues
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Sports Law, Title IX, and Unfulfilled Promises
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This 5 page report discusses chapter IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act which deals with the issues of gender equality in sports. Elementary and secondary education programs are often in violation of Title IX. As a result, the judicial system has, of necessity, become involved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWslaw.wps
“Sole Influence”
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A 4 page review of “Sole Influence (Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruption of America's Youth)” by Dan Wetzel and Don Yaeger. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsole.rtf
“Sports gambling”
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A five page paper which looks at the widespread social problem of teenage gambling, particularly in relation to college sports, and considers the various ways the problem could be addressed in terms of public attitudes to gambling, legislation and the role of the NCAA in its management of young athletes’ interests.
Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLsportsgamb.rtf
“Unpaid Professionals” by Andrew Zimbalist
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A 6 page summary and analysis of
Andrew Zimbalist’s book “Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in
Big-Time College Sports.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAzimbls.rtf
Alex Kotlowitz/ 'There are no children here'
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A 5 page summation and analysis of Alex Kotlowitz's study of two inner-city African American boys—Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers—There are No Children Here. This book outlines the horrors of the violence of living in the housing projects of Chicago, its affect on the boys, and how it produces trauma similar to that of children living in a war zone. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 00nokids.rtf
An Overview of Creatine: Natural Function and Dietary Supplement
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A 7 page overview of the natural and synthetic sources of creatine. Notes the common utilization of the synthetic form of this substance as a dietary supplement by athletes. Emphasizes that while there are few reported negative physiological impacts of this practice, few studies have been completed in general. Urges that individuals err on the side of caution in their choice to use this substance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPcreat2.wps
College Basketball vs. Professional Basketball: A Consideration
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A 7 page paper which assesses the continuing sports debate as to which sport is superior, the NCAA or the NBA. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGncaanba.rtf
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