Professional Athletes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780737760699)

Professional athletes wield a palpable power in today's social media-based world. What they do, what they wear, who they like; all of it is on display and creates trends with pop culture consumers. Is this necessarily a good thing? This collection of essays addresses several controversies related to professional athletes. Essays are arranged in a for-or-against format so readers benefit from more than one viewpoint. Readers will evaluate the role of professional athletes in society, and policies regarding performance-enhancing drugs. They will examine whether athletes' free expression should be limited, and other controversies such as gambling problems, and high salaries.

Author: Margaret Haerens
ISBN-10: 0737760699
ISBN-13: 9780737760699
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2013
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 pg. 95 - Recommended - Hard To Beat