John Weston Parry

The Burden of Sports

How and Why Athletes Struggle with Mental Health

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the mental health and emotional well-being of elite American athletes generally and in the context of sports propaganda, the legal system, politics, and the Covid pandemic. The book covers mental health conditions all athletes may encounter, as well as the s...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9781538175538
• ISBN-10: 1538175533
• Artikelnr.: 68399581

Autorenporträt

By John Weston Parry

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
PART I Three Spectator Sports Characteristics That Threaten Athletes'
Health and Mental Health: An Overview
Chapter 1: A Single-Minded Pursuit of Spectator Sports Rewards
Chapter 2: The American Legal System Unreasonably and Unfairly Favors
Spectator Sports Organizations
Chapter 3: Sportswashing, As Part of an Expanding Spectator Sports
Propaganda Arsenal
PART II Athletes' Spectator Sports Mental Health Challenges
Chapter 4: Mental Conditions That Athletes, Like Everyone Else, May
Experience
Chapter 5: Sports-Related `Yips, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Chapter 6: Evolving Covid Risks: Known, Suspected, and Unknown
Chapter 7: CTE, Brain Damage and Related Erratic Behaviors
Chapter 8: Athletes' Substance Abuse and Dependency
PART III Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Challenges of Marginalized
Athletes
Chapter 10: Female Athletes
Chapter 11: Queer Athletes and Sports Homophobia
Chapter 12: Intersex- and Trans-Athletes, Not Being Female Enough
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author