Bücher der Reihe Ethics and Sport

For elite athletes, pain and injury are normal. This book shows that pain and injury cannot be understood in terms of physiology alone, and examines the influence of social and cultural processes on how athletes experience pain and injury. It discusses: pain, injury and performance; the deliberate infliction of pain and injury; and more.

With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished. This book critiques anti-doping policy and practice. It argues that the fight against doping - promoted as an initiative to cleanse sport of cheats - is at heart nothing less than a battle to save sport from itself.

Tackles the question of research design in health and exercise, placing ethics at the centre of the research project. Presenting theoretical analysis and discussing key practical concerns, this book also offers guidance in the preparation of proposals to institutional review boards.

Spoilsports offers the first systematic theory of sexual exploitation and abuse within sport. This is an invaluable resource for both academics and policy makers seeking to understand and deal with issues of sexual exploitation in sport

An in-depth, up-to-date text for fair play, a topic which is given a considerable amount of attention in modules such as issues in sport and philosophy of sport.

An in-depth, up-to-date text for fair play, a topic which is given a considerable amount of attention in modules such as issues in sport and philosophy of sport.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world. This book addresses the close links between EDs and exercise, helping us to understand why people with EDs often exercise to excessive and potentially harmful levels.

Argues that the high-level research into sport requires a rationale for one's methodological choices, and that such a rationale requires an understanding of the connection between the practicalities of researching sport and the philosophical assumptions which underpin them.

This book provides the reader with a deep insight into the moral and ethical value we place on sport in today's society. It urges us to think again about current sports practices and the future of sport as a cultural phenomenon.

This exciting new study explores ethical dilemmas in the relationship between sporting performance, sports medicine and the health of the athlete.

Is the role of the sports coach simply to improve sporting performance? What are the key ethical issues in sports coaching practice? This book argues that the coaching process is an inherently moral one with an inescapably ethical dimension, involving intense relationships between players and coaches.

Is the role of the sports coach simply to improve sporting performance? What are the key ethical issues in sports coaching practice? This book argues that the coaching process is an inherently moral one with an inescapably ethical dimension, involving intense relationships between players and coaches.