April 2018
ABC-CLIO
| Pages |
354 |
| Volumes |
1 |
| Size |
6x9 |
| Topics |
Current Events and Issues/Science and Technology |
| |
Health & Wellness/Addiction and Substance Abuse |
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most controversial issues in modern society—steroid abuse among athletes—as well as to the ongoing debate over the use and misuse of illegal substances in amateur and professional sporting events.
Now in its second edition, this book provides readers, with updated critical and objective information about steroids and doping in sports. The first two chapters deal with the history and background of steroids and doping in sports in addition to current problems, controversies, and possible solutions. Additionally, they provide readers with the background to understand the nature of the problems involving steroid use and doping in sports in the United States and worldwide.
New to this edition is the Perspectives chapter. Composed of diverse voices, this chapter allows readers to gain insight from scholars, athletes, journalists, and others who have a stake in the issues. Remaining chapters provide a variety of research tools, such as primary documents and biographical profiles, for readers to use in continuing their research. Other resources include a chronology, a glossary, and an extensive annotated bibliography.
Features
- Helps readers towards an understanding of the nature of anabolic steroids and their effects on the human body, both beneficial and harmful
- Comprises an extensive array of tools that permits students to continue their own research on the topic
- Includes a glossary of terms that will aid readers in better understanding the technical language used in discussions of steroids and doping in sports
- Introduces readers to the complex issue of testing for illegal drugs in both amateur and professional sports, and to methods of testing and problems involved with mediating the validity and reliability of tests
- Introduces students to important individuals and organizations involved in steroid abuse and doping in sports, both historically and currently
- Series Description
Contemporary World Issues
This award-winning series offers comprehensive, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to health, education, the environment, and social and ethical issues.
24-hour cable news. Millions of internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses? Trust the sources?
A world of questions demands a library of answers. Contemporary World Issues covers the controversial topics that students, readers, and citizens want to read about, write about, and know more about.
Features
- Subject coverage spans six main categories:
Criminal Justice
Environment
Gender and Ethnicity
Politics, Law, and Government
Science, Technology, and Medicine
Society
Each volume offers a rich array of resources: - A background and history essay that provides essential context and grounding for further study
A balanced summary of ongoing controversies and proposed solutions that show numerous paths for further research on pressing, contemporary questions
A forum of authoritative perspective essays by experts, offering a broad spectrum of arguments on the issues
Carefully selected annotated documents, tables, and graphs that support statistical literacy and investigation of primary sources
A chronology of events, legislation, and movements that place events in sequence and draw connections between them
Annotated lists of print, web, and multimedia resources that power the next steps for in-depth research
Profiles of key players and organizations
A glossary of key terms
- Author Info
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David E. Newton holds a BA in chemistry, an MA in education from the University of Michigan, and an EdD in science education from Harvard University. He is author of more than 400 textbooks, encyclopedias, and other educational materials. He taught mathematics, chemistry, and physical science in Grand Rapids, MI, for 13 years; was professor of chemistry and physics at Salem State College in Massachusetts, for 15 years; and was adjunct professor in the College of Professional Studies at the University of San Francisco for 10 years.
- Reviews/Endorsements
Reviews
"Steroids and Doping in Sports provides readers with an advanced understanding of steroid use in a reader friendly format. . . . Recommended."—ARBA