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Sports and Society
a collection of articles and videos looking at the impact of sports in society
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nautil.us
Sociologist Jay Coakley on Why Sports Are a Religion in America | Nautilus - Nautilus
Stadiums and Other Sacred Cows: Why questioning the value of sports is seen as blasphemy. "There’s a strange sort of reverence that surrounds our relationship with sports. Ja...
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theatlantic.com
The Case Against High-School Sports - The Atlantic - The Atlantic
The United States routinely spends more tax dollars per high-school athlete than per high-school math student—unlike most countries worldwide. And we wonder why we lag in intern...
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economist.com
Winter sports face a double threat, from climate and demographic change | The Economist - The Economist
Trouble on the slopes THE great limestone peaks of the Dolomites glow ochre and pink in the summer sunset. The slab of the Marmolada glacier, the “Queen of the Dolomites”, gl...
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sports.espn.go.com
Nearly All US Universities Lose Money on Sports | ESPN - ESPN.com
Gregg Easterbrook: Tuesday Morning Quarterback: College athletic departments are bloated and priorities are askew - TMQ surveys the bloated athletic departments at universities.
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nymag.com
The Most Famous Teen Basketball Players Go to Sierra Canyon - Intelligencer (2020)
The children of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade play on the same L.A. prep-school basketball team. It’s a very strange kind of teenage fame. At Sierra Canyon School, Bronny Jame...
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theatlantic.com
Income Inequality Explains the Decline of Youth Sports - The Atlantic - The Atlantic (2018)
Expensive travel leagues siphon off talented young athletes from well-off families—and leave everyone else behind.
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theringer.com
Welcome to the World of Competitive Wiffle Ball - The Ringer - The Ringer (2019)
Across the country, as the three true outcomes alter baseball’s spectator appeal, adults have picked up their yellow bats and plastic balls and adopted the traditional children’...
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- 2 USA - by Course Chunks -- Section: Sports and Culture in the USA