Sports and Athletes (Opposing Viewpoints)

By Christine Watkins

Book Overview

This collection of essays that are sequenced in a for-or-against format will give readers quite a lot to think about relating to the world of sports and athletes. Across four chapters, readers will examine whether sports benefit children, whether college sports should be reformed, if there is equality in sports, and whether drug use is a problem in sports. Essay sources include TeensHealth, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, and Brady Delander. Is Title IX unfair to men's sports? Is testing student athletes for drugs appropriate? Can sports benefit children with disabilities? Help your readers find the answers with this book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737745436
• ISBN13: 9780737745436
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12