Athletic Trap - How College Sports Corrupted the Academy

The Athletic Trap will be of interest to university presidents, board members, and administrators, sport sociologists concerned with the balance of power between academics and athletics, and anyone else with a serious interest in college sports and its future.

About the author

Howard L. Nixon II is a professor of sociology at Towson University. He is author or coauthor of seven books, including Sport in a Changing World and A Sociology of Sport.

Summary

The Athletic Trap will be of interest to university presidents, board members, and administrators, sport sociologists concerned with the balance of power between academics and athletics, and anyone else with a serious interest in college sports and its future.

Product details

• Authors: Howard L. Nixon Ii, Howard L Nixon, Howard L. Nixon, Howard L. Nixon II
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2014
• EAN: 9781421411958
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1195-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Hospitality and service industries, Sport & leisure industries, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher