Aharon Zorea

Steroids

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough, balanced examination of the controversies on the therapeutic and non-therapeutic use of steroids that covers both legal medical therapy and illegal performance enhancement. The discussions regarding the ethical, medical, and social controversies surrounding steroid use are as heated as the drugs themselves are powerful. Steroids comprehensively addresses the separate debates over steroid use in therapeutic medical treatments, sports performance enhancement, and cosmetic lifestyle choices. The contents provide balanced coverage of the complex positive and negative implications involved with using these "ingredients of youth" to evade the common ailments of old age and to overcome some of the limitations of natural biology. This book will be invaluable to students of not only health and exercise sciences, sports and sport-related fields, and medical science, but also those researching social and ethical questions involved with the use of steroids in related fields. For example, the book may be used by sociology students investigating social aspects of sports, health policy, and public role models; psychology students focusing on the role of self-image and mental health; and political science students researching public health policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781440802997
• ISBN-10: 1440802998
• Artikelnr.: 37231072

Autorenporträt

Aharon W. Zorea, PhD, is associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Richland.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Introduction Section I: Overview and Historical Background
1 Basics of Biochemistry and Steroids Steroids and Hormones in Human
Physiology Overview of Steroid Chemistry Nonhormone Steroids Hormone
Steroids Conclusion 2 Historical Background of Therapeutic Steroids Of
Magic, Holistic Remedy, and Other Prescientific Approaches to Medicine Of
Science, Technology, and Social Engineering Steroids, Synthetics, and the
Biochemical Revolution Pills, Drugs, and the Chemical Culture Conclusion 3
Historical Background of Performance-Enhancing Steroids The Male Hormone A
Parallel History of Ergogenic Aids in Competitive Sports Testosterone as a
Scientific Edge in Competition Public Reaction The Race between Evasion and
Detection: Testosterone, Blood Doping, hGH, and Designer Steroids The Will
to Police: WADA Regulations and Legal Prohibitions Conclusion Section II:
Contemporary Issues and Debates 4 Individual Decision Making for Anabolic
and Catabolic Steroids Why Individual Rights in Medical Decision Making?
Influence of Health Care Insurance Marketing Pressure from Pharmaceutical
Industrial Complex Others Factors Limiting Individual Decision Making
Conclusion 5 Public Reaction, Regulation, and Control Limitations to
Individual Decision Making Triggers of Government Involvement Arguments for
and against Legality of Anabolic Steroids for Nontherapeutic Uses Federal
Issues Conclusion 6 Anti-Doping within Organizations The Role of
Associations in Identifying Cultural Priorities The Ideology behind
Anti-Doping Policies The Influence of Sports as an Entertainment Industry
WADA and USADA-The Search for Independence Professional Sports Associations
Collegiate and High School Associations Other Non-Sports-Related
Associations Conclusion Section III: Primary Documents A Scientific
Accounts of Anabolic and Catabolic Steroids Excerpt from C. E.
Brown-Sequard, The Elixir of Life Adolf Windaus, "Constitution of Sterols
and Their Connection with Other Substances Occurring in Nature" Paul de
Kruif, The Male Hormone B Documents Related to Legal Sanctions Controlled
Substances Act Abuse of Anabolic Steroids and Their Precursors by
Adolescent Amateur Athletes C Anti-Doping Policies from Associations
International Amateur Athletic Federation Olympic Movement Medical Code
2012-2013 NCAA List of Banned Drugs University Interscholastic League (UIL)
Anti-Doping Contract University Interscholastic League (UIL) Steroids
Testing Site Coordinator Manual Timeline for Steroid-Related Issues
(Anabolic and Catabolic) Glossary Further Reading Index