{"product_id":"regulating-bodies-jaime-schultz-9780197616499","title":"Regulating Bodies: Elite Sport Policies and Their Unintended Consequences","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow far are we willing to go in the name of \"better sport\"?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAthletes have long sought to push the limits of human potential, but the advent and application of new knowledge, science, and technologies has taken elite sports into uncharted territory. It's no longer enough to break records--today's sport is about athletes surpassing their \"natural\" limits in the name of accomplishing the impossible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith highlights across the spectrum of professional athletics from ski jumping to horse racing, \u003cem\u003eRegulating Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e narrates the global scientization of the sports industry and the lasting influence of protective sports policies on international discourses around race, sex, identity, and impairment. While these classifications are designed to protect athletes' wellbeing in the spirit of fair play, protective policies can be shallow solutions to deeper problems--offering the appearance of care while failing to safeguard athletes from more pressing concerns. \u003cem\u003eRegulating Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the development of protective policies across topics such as gene doping and sex testing to show how current policies impede the progress of athletic development by engendering unethical and unhealthy practices at the expense of an athlete's individual rights. It offers a pathway forward beyond traditional sports categorization with alternative regulatory strategies to reflect the next generation of high-performance athletes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scoping inquiry into the modern sports industry, \u003cem\u003e Regulating Bodies \u003c\/em\u003easks us whether the unending quest for sporting excellence is worth the financial, social, and human toll it inevitably takes on participants at every level of elite sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaime Schultz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197616496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197616499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 18","brand":"Jaime Schultz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896374321407,"sku":"9780197616499","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9fabece-24ad-4559-8bdd-0ffa421c91e1.jpg?v=1721371229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/regulating-bodies-jaime-schultz-9780197616499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}