Foreword.

Preface and Acknowledgments.

Introduction and Overview.

The Problem in Decision Making Related to Athletics.

Interpretations of the Problems.

Theoretical Context.

Structure of the Monograph.

Significance to Higher Education Study and Practice.

The Athletics System in Higher Education.

Contemporary Governing Organizations.

Historical Context: Men, Women, Football, and University Growth.

Dilemmas and Tensions Revealed by a Structural View.

The Legal and Regulatory Context.

Origins and Impact of Rules.

Title IX: Prohibiting Gender Discrimination in Education.

Summary and Implications.

The Social and Cultural Context.

Gender, Power, Privilege, and Intercollegiate Sports.

The Gendering of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Homophobia and Masculinity.

Race and Intercollegiate Athletics: Opportunity or Exploitation?

Sports and Academic Culture.

Sports and the American Psyche.

Conclusion: Social and Cultural Shaping of Decision Making in Intercollegiate Athletics.

Economics and the Athletics System.

Commercialization of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Entrepreneurial University.

Summarizing the Impact of the Economics of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations.

The Athletics System and Intersecting Environmental Forces.

Observations, Themes, and Recommendations.

Conclusion.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

About the Authors.