Do sports build character? An anthropologist and a sociologist explore the underpinnings of school sports and examine the evidence to support the prevailing assumption that sport is an ennobling experience. They find that participation has little effect on positive character development. Far from building model citizens, their research shows that competitive team sports may foster selfish motives and antisocial behavior. Rather than learning self-sacrifice and dedication, athletes often pick up the message that "winning isn't everything - it's the only thing."
- ISBN10 1591021138
- ISBN13 9781591021131
- Publish Date 30 November 2003 (first published 1 March 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Prometheus Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 243
- Language English