Making Sense of Sports, 5th Edition

TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 9
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 13
CHAPTER 1 Introduction......Page 16
CHAPTER 2 Back to Nature......Page 33
CHAPTER 3 Built for Action......Page 51
CHAPTER 4 A Very Different Animal......Page 75
BURNING QUESTION #1 HOW OLD ARE SPORTS?......Page 106
CHAPTER 5 The Hunt for Reasons......Page 111
CHAPTER 6 In the Mind......Page 138
CHAPTER 7 The Pursuit of Perfection......Page 165
BURNING QUESTION #2 WHY DON’T MORE GAY ATHLETES COME OUT?......Page 186
CHAPTER 8 Control of the Body......Page 190
CHAPTER 9 Sports Emasculated......Page 219
CHAPTER 10 Behind on Points......Page 247
BURNING QUESTION #3 IS CHEATING FAIR?......Page 273
CHAPTER 11 Champs and Cheats......Page 278
CHAPTER 12 Not for the Fainthearted......Page 315
CHAPTER 13 Representing the Challenge......Page 346
BURNING QUESTION #4 WHY DO WE LIKE TO BET ON SPORTS?......Page 368
CHAPTER 14 A Match Made in Heaven......Page 372
CHAPTER 15 Planet Murdoch......Page 400
CHAPTER 16 The That Conquered the World......Page 422
BURNING QUESTION #5 IS BEING LEFT-HANDED AN ADVANTAGE IN SPORTS?......Page 448
CHAPTER 17 Buying into Celebrity Culture......Page 452
CHAPTER 18 Morals and Medals......Page 479
CHAPTER 19 Same Rules, Different Game......Page 499
CHAPTER 20 Things to Come......Page 525
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 545
NAME INDEX......Page 568
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 579
TITLE INDEX......Page 594