Griffin, Geoff, ed. Are Athletes Good Role Models?GRIFFIN, Geoff, ed. Are athletes good role models? (At Issue series.) Greenhaven. 96p. bibliog. index. c2005. 0-7377-2696-2. $19.95. JS The At Issue series "includes both primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives--eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the publisher. This new volume offers brief essays excerpted from books and magazines from such diverse contributors as basketball star Charles Barkley This article is about the basketball player. For the politican, see Charles E. Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ("I Am Not a Role Model"), scholar Sean Paige ("Athletes Are Role Models Whether They Like It or Not"), and author and commentator George F. Will ("Baseball Heroes Offer Lessons in Determination and Persistence"). Professor Todd Boyd Todd Boyd is the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture and Professor of Critical Studies in the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Dr. Boyd is an author, media commentator, producer and consultant. writes that "Black Athletes Are Unfairly Expected to Behave Like White Role Models"; reporters Jeff Benedict and Don Yaeger maintain "Football Players Are Poor Role Models Because So Many Commit Crimes"; and hockey player Pat LaFontaine Pat LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965, in St. Louis, Missouri) was an ice hockey center in the National Hockey League, who played his entire career for all three New York-based teams: the New York Islanders (1983–1991), Buffalo Sabres (1991–1997), and New York Rangers says "Athletes Inspire People to Overcome Obstacles." Other essays tackle female athletes as role models, lesbianism lesbianism: see homosexuality. lesbianism also called sapphism or female homosexuality, the quality or state of intense emotional and usually erotic attraction of a woman to another woman. in women's softball, fans' expectations that male athletes will be super masculine (by Dennis Rodman), and homophobia in major league baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. . Contributors are briefly described at the beginning of each essay, and there is also a brief summary of the author's argument. There's no mention of steroid use in this volume, by the way, for those interested in this issue. An annotated list of organizations to contact, such as America's Athletes With Disabilities, is appended. Students investigating this topic will benefit from the variety of opinions offered here. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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