Tim Delaney is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Oswego. He regularly teaches sociology of sport courses and is the Director of the Sports Studies program at SUNY Oswego.

Sportsmanship is a broad concept: ethics, fairness, honor and self-control. Some people find it difficult to define what makes a "good sport," but state "I know one when I see one." This collection of new essays brings together the work of more than two dozen contributors from around the world who teach sportsmanship in a range of academic disciplines including sociology, psychology, economics, education, kinesiology and applied athletics. Topics include the moral ambiguities of cheating; recreation in prison; ethics and character formation; coaching perspectives; gender; race; and the portrayal of sportsmanship in film.
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Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part A: Good Sportsmanship and Poor Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship: A Sociological Perspective (Tim Delaney)

Being a Poor Sport (Verner Møller)

Understanding Doping as "Cheating" from the Perspective of History (Ian Ritchie)

Cheating in Sport: Its Meanings and Moral Ambiguities (Danny Rosenberg)

Sports, Leisure and Recreation in Prison (Tim Delaney)

Ethics and Character Formation in Sports: A Philosophical Perspective (Tim Madigan)

Part B: Learning About Sportsmanship

Sport Participation and Sportsmanship in Youth Sport (Tanyika Mobley)

Emphasizing Sportsmanship in Youth Sport (Todd Harrison)

Sportsmanship and Cognitive Psychology (Stephen A. Wurst)

Sportsmanship Case Study: Reaching for Team Selection in High Performance Sport at the Price of Sportsmanship (Cíara Losty)

Ideals of Sportsmanship Throughout History (Seán Moran)

Amateurism and Professionalism: Sportsmanship and the Irish (Jean McArdle)

Warrior, Patriot, Statesman: Irish Sportsmanship and Irish Identity (Denis Brennan)

A Coaching Perspective on Sportsmanship (Christopher Parks)

Sportsmanship from a Referee's Perspective: A Case Study of Four Sports (Tom Webb and Mike Rayner)

Francis Ouimet and Sportsmanship in Golf (Chris Mack)

Trust and Training: Sparring Norms and Sportsmanship Among

Brazilian ­Ju-Jitsu Practitioners (Rick A. Matthews and Stephen Lyng)

Part C: Sportsmanship and Social Institutions

Man Up? Gender and Sportsmanship On and Off the Field (Evelyn A. Clark)

The Economics of Sportsmanship (Clair Smith)

Sportsmanship in Question: The Impact of Professionalism and Commercialization on the Ethos of Sport (Barry Smart)

Race, Sports and Poor Sportsmanship (Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery)

Sportsmanship and Sports Journalism (Brian Moritz)

Football on Film: The Portrayal of Sportsmanship (Laura Finnegan and Jean McArdle)

Part D: Sportsmanship and Its Role in Sports in the Future

The Future of Sportsmanship: A Narrative Expression of ­In-Group Support and Respect in the Postmodern Sport of Mountain Biking (Kieren McEwan)

Sportsmanship and the Future: Parting Thoughts (Tim Delaney)

About the Contributors

Index