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No Game for Boys to Play : The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis /

"In 2016, the NFL admitted a link between degenerative brain disease and injuries resulting from tackle football. This admission sparked a new safety debate in professional football. However, the concerns about players' health do not start at the professional level, but at the beginning an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bachynski, Kathleen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The modern knight errant : nation, race, and the origins of American football
  • We are not a nation of softies : youth football from the Great Depression to the Cold War
  • Your men can smash through : designing and marketing football equipment
  • The duty of their elders : doctors, coaches, and safety expertise, 1950s-1960s
  • The rough and tumble : what counts as a football injury?
  • Controlling hazards : insurance, data, and consumer product safety, 1930-1974
  • A clear conscience : setting helmet standards and legal responsibility for injuries, 1960s-1970s
  • It's all we've got : community, education, and youth football
  • This is your brain on football : the framing of a concussion crisis.