Book Description: Sports and athletics are at once big business, spectator sports, body conditioning, mind expanding and it has been said form the only pages of most newspapers which are truthful and without political agendas. This new book presents articles which are of current interest in the field. Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 1: Sports Advertising and Body Image (Dave Smith, Caroline Wright, Natalie Ross, Univ. of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom) pp. 1-15 Chapter 2: Eating Disorders in Athletes: A Review of the Literature (Kristin L. Cobb, Dept. of Health Research and Policy, Stanford Univ. Medical Center, Stanford) pp. 17-50 Chaptetr 3: Buyer Satisfaction, Purchasing Decision and Relative Contribution of Promotion Tolls for Olympic Products: The ATHENS 2004 experience (Despina Karayianni, Univ. of Patra, Dept. of Business Administration, Panepistimioupoli Rio, Patra, Grece, John Mylonakis, Nikiforou Str., Glyfada, Athens, Grece)pp. 51-59 Chapter 4: Can Spectators' Mood be Manipulated and Maintained in a Losing Game?: Interaction between Team Identification and Pre-game Mood (Hyungil Harry Kwon, Florida State Univ., Chulwon Lee, Yonsei Univ., Sang-il Lee, Sookmyung Women's Univ.) pp. 61-77 Chapter 5: Federally Mandated Random Drug Testing in Professional Athletics: Constitutional Issues (Charles V. Dale )pp. 79-86 Chapter 6: Anti-Doping Policies: The Olympics and Selected Professional Sports (L. Elaine Halchin) pp. 87-113 Chapter 7: Validity of the Brunel Mood Scale for Use with UK, Italian and Hungarian Athletes (Andrew M. Lane, Univ. of Wolverhampton, UK, Istvan Soos, Univ. of Sunderland, UK, Eva Leibinger, Semmeilweis Univ., Budapest, Eva Leibinger, Semmeilweis Univ., Budapest, Istvan Karsai, Univ. of Pecs, Hungary, Pal Hamar, Semmeilweis Univ., Budapest) pp. 115-127 Chapter 8: *Circadian Rhythms and Physical Activity (Sebastien Racinais, Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Exercise and Sports Science Dept., Doha, Qatar) pp. 129-142 Chapter 9: *Coach and Athlete Burnout: The Role of Coaches` Decision-Making Style (Brandonn S. Harris and Andrew C. Ostrow, West Virginia University) pp. 143-157 Index
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