Athletes have been looked up to as role models for as long as sports have existed. There is just certain thing appealing about the thought of being in good physical status and being gifted in sports. But, are athletes the kind of people that children should be looking up to for direction and guidance? Many children often gaze up to the expert athletes as function models.
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in 1995 Sports showed for Kids did a survey for children who were ages 7 through 12 about who their function model was. The most of the children responded that a expert ...