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Book review  

DOPING IN SPORT: GLOBAL ETHICAL ISSUES

Editor: Angela J. Schneider & Fan Hong
Bibliographic Data: ISBN-10: 0415352231, ISBN-13: 978-0415352239, Routledge Publishing, 2005, £19.99, 194 pages, paperback.
Subjects: Drug use and ethical issues in sport.
Reviewed by: Fadil Özyener, MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.


© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2007) 6, 383
DESCRIPTION
In this book the question of "How ethical is using performance improving drugs in sport?" is argued in global perspective.

PURPOSE
The ethical questions in sport are discussed comprehensively. Particularly, different cultures and approach of various countries to that issue were examined.

FEATURES

The book composed of 10 chapters following a thorough introduction from the editors in 194 pages. The titles are: 1.Fair is Fair, Or Is It? : A Moral Consideration of the Doping Wars in American Sport; 2.Are Doping Sanctions Justified? A Moral Relativistic View; 3.Cultural Nuances: Doping, Cycling and the Tour de France; 4.On Transgendered Athletes, Fairness and Doping: An International Challenge; 5.Creating a Corporate Anti-doping Culture: The Role of Bulgarian Sports Governing Bodies; 6. Doping in the UK: Alain and Dwain, Rio and Greg - Not Guilty?; 7.The Japanese Debate Surrounding the Doping Ban: The Application of the Harm Principle; 8. Doping and Anti-doping in Sport in China: An Analysis of Recent and Present Attitudes and Actions; 9.Anti-doping in Sport: The Norwegian Perspective; 10.Ethics in Sport: The Greek Educational Perspective on Anti-doping.


AUDIENCE
Given that this book is about a popular topic in sport, it is a great interest to the sport public as well as students, researchers and practitioners in the sport and exercise disciplines.

ASSESSMENT
This book is a detailed review and examination of the ethical literature on performance enhancing drugs in worldwide sport. It can be considered as an essential contribution to the international anti-doping campaign in sport.


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