Men's Magazine Ads: Representation Of Masculinity
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5 pages in length. Historically, the media have not earned the most stellar of reputations when it comes to portraying reality; indeed, the manner by which magazine advertising skews the perspective of male masculinity has come to represent a commonplace approach to capitalistic consumerism. Proponents of magazine advertising contend that there is one phrase for those who are prone to the deceptiveness of media marketing: caveat emptor. They argue that it is not up to the advertiser to be responsible for the buyer's gullibility, even if that buyer happens to be an impressionable male seeking to emulate the ad's buff model. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Motivation and Success in Athletics
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10 pages. In today's world of the super-athlete we can find some of the most successful and highly motivated people in society. What keeps these athletes motivated, and how can they maintain the same level of enthusiasm day after day? This paper reflects on this motivation and what it is comprised of both on and off the playing field. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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NASCAR: History And Marketing :
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A 14 page paper that provides the history of car racing beginning in the prohibition era. The first actual organized race was held in Daytona Beach in 1938, organized by Bill France who went on to establish the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. NASCAR was officially established in 1947 with the first race under the bylaws and rules being held in 1948. A lot has changed since those first races. Today, the NASCAR races take place across the country although Daytona Beach is still the headquarters for the organization. This essay traces the history and evolution of NASCAR and comments on the changing demographics of fans over the years. The second part of this essay focuses on marketing strategies used by NASCAR, including partnerships and sponsors. The essay concludes with comments regarding future trends in marketing strategies. Data regarding fans and sponsors are included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Natural Turf Versus Artificial Turf Sports Fields
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This 16 page report discusses the benefits and controversies that exist in the sports world regarding artificial and natural turf playing fields. In the big money realm of professional sports, playing surfaces are generally chosen and maintained on the basis of what is the most cost effective and least problematic. Concerns regarding aesthetics, the “feel” of the surface, and personal preference of the players have been thought of as secondary, even tertiary, concerns. However, a huge number of injuries have been directly blamed on artificial turf and have resulted in key players being kept out of a game or even put on the injured list for an entire season. This report examines a number of those concerns and looks at potential alternatives. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Negative Effects Of Advanced Sports Technology On The Sports Fan
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8 pages in length. The writer discusses how advanced sports technology, such as television broadcasts and steroidal drug use, has detrimentally impacted sports from the fan's perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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New Policy On Steroid Testing In Major League Baseball: Morally Justified?
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4 pages in length. It was only a matter of time before the black eye of steroidal use throughout major league baseball would instigate official policy as a means by which to try to re-establish the pure and unadulterated national pastime of long ago. Today's drug use within the league is responsible for a slow but steady decline in the combined factors of attendance and respect, a coupling that one would not necessarily expect to find within the realm of sports but one that has become wholly integrated in the way fans have responded to what has transpired with arguably the most favored game in America. In short, because steroidal use is not a morally justifiable action on the player's part, the implementation of new testing policy represents a direct moral response that demands users abide by the same contractual rules with which they agreed when first signing to play ball. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Olympic Athletes of East Germany (GDR) and the Psychology of Their Training
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This 9 page report discusses the fact that the many components of sports training are generally complicated and intense, and are even intensified for athletes competing for a place in the Olympics and then competing in the actual Olympics. The weight of an entire nation as well as their own personal expectations are tied to their personal excellence and effort. Not surprisingly, it is a psychological as well as physical challenge. This report looks at the psychology of the Olympic training received by East German or GDR athletes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Parents should be banned from their children's sport activities
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This 3 page paper uses the case of Thomas Junta who beat a parent to death at a hockey game. While banning parents from children's games may appear ludicrous, it seems to be the best solution for the children. This paper explains why. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Performance Enhancing Drugs and Their Alteration of the Baseball Playing Field
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In seven pages this paper analyzes the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball and how they have forever changed the way the game is played. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Prejudice, Professionals, & The Olympic Games
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A 6 page research paper on professionalism and the Olympic Games. The writer feels that professional athletes should indeed be allowed to compete and provides documented, historic evidence to support this argument. It is believed total integration, unity, and utter lack of prejudice should be the focus of the Olympics-- not political bickering and controversy over poorly-defined rules. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Professional Athletes as Role Models: Violence
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A 5 page paper which examines professional athletes as role models as it relates to the problem of violence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Professional Sports Stadium: An Unnecessary Drain on the Taxpayer
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A 10 page contention that only a selective proportion of the American public is interested in or profits either economically or recreationally from sports stadiums. Presents various statistics and economic and philosophic arguments demonstrating the unfairness which is inherent in requiring the taxpayer to foot the bill for the construction of these stadiums. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Racial Issues in Sport
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This 5 page paper looks at a range of racial issues in sport. This includes discrimination against racial minorities through wages and positions played, the disparity of white ownership of sports teams, the movement towards increased equality, the present of racism in the media and the perceptions of the fans and the sport people. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
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Recreational Activities for the Handicapped
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This 10 page report discusses the fact that people with physical and mental disabilities thrive on, require, and enjoy recreational activities as much as any “normally-abled” people. An organization named SPLORE (“special populations learning outdoor recreation and education”), an outdoor recreation program based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that specializes in “providing life-enhancing wilderness recreation and education to people of all abilities, including people with disabilities and special needs” is examined. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Representation of Black Sports Stars in the Media
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A 4 page paper which examines how black sports stars are presented in the media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Review of Michael A. Messner’s Book “Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity”
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This is a 3 page book review of Michael A. Messner’s “Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity”. Michael A. Messner’s 1992 text “Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity” is one of the first sociological studies which observes the social role of sports in the development of masculinity and how that role has been affected by the feminist movement throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Messner’s study is based on his interviews with thirty former male athletes from different high school, college and/or professional leagues. Messner’s text is important in its feminist look at the masculinity in sports and in addition to the reinforcement of homophobia which has also been challenged with the acceptance of gays within organized sports. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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