| The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families Contributor(s): Hyman, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807001368 ISBN-13: 9780807001363 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Business Aspects - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 796.083 |
| LCCN: 2011038424 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.81" W x 8.54" (0.75 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A look at how commercialization has transformed youth sports from fun into a heavily commercialized and profitable venture Examining the youth sports economy from many sides--the major corporations, the small entrepreneurs, the coaches, the parents, and, of course, the kids--Hyman probes the reasons for rapid changes in what gets bought and sold in this lucrative marketplace. He reveals the effects on kids and profiles the individuals and communities bucking this destructive trend of commercialization. |
