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Racism in American Institutions Ser.: Out of Bounds : Racism and the Black Athlete by Lori Latrice Martin (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100313399379
ISBN-139780313399374
eBay Product ID (ePID)171697062
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameOut of Bounds : Racism and the Black Athlete
Publication Year2014
SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, Sociology of Sports, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorLori Latrice Martin
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Social Science
SeriesRacism in American Institutions Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-046467
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.089/96073
Table Of ContentSeries Foreword Brian D. Behnken Acknowledgments Introduction Lori Latrice Martin Part I: Racism and Sports: Theoretical Perspectives 1. The Black Athlete and the Postracial Myth Lori Latrice Martin 2. Systemic Racism Theory: Critically Examining College Sport Leadership Michael Regan, Akilah R. Carter-Francique, and Joe R. Feagin 3. Using Marketing Theory to Increase African-American Participation with Major League Baseball John A. Fortunato and Jerome D. Williams 4. Race, In-Group Bias, and Their Influence on Perceptions of Controversial Same-Race and Different-Race Athletes Joshua B. Dickhaus and Lance Kinney 5. Racism Front and Center: Introducing the Critical Demography of Athletic Destinations Lori Latrice Martin and Hayward Derrick Horton Part II: Evidence of Racism in College and Professional Sports 6. "Jackie Robinson Day": The Contemporary Legacy David Naze 7. Intentional Foul?: Sports Card Values and the (De)valuation of Black Athletes in the NBA, 1989-2009 Wade P. Smith, Eric Primm, and Valerie R. Stackman 8. Black Issues in Higher Education's Arthur Ashe Awards, 1995-2000: Invisible Men and Women (Scholars and Ballers) C. Keith Harrison Part III: Race, Gender, and Media Representations 9. Dilemmas and Contradictions: Black Female Athletes David J. Leonard 10. William Pope.L's Budapest Crawl and Black Male Sports Bodies in Advertising in the 1990s Tiffany E. Barber 11. Armstrong, Bonds, and PEDs: Racial Framing in U.S. Newspapers, 1999-2006 Jennifer Greer and Christopher Murray 12. Racial Knowledge about Sport: A Mixed-Method Approach for Investigating Cultural Myths and Stereotypes about African-American Male Athleticism C. Keith Harrison, Suzanne Malia Kirkland, Louis Harrison, Larry Proctor, and Quentin G. Love About the Editor and Contributors Index
SynopsisDespite increasing diversity in the American population, race and racial bias continue to be significant issues in the United States. Sports--one of the most visible and important subsets of American culture--directly reflect our society's beliefs about race. This book examines racial controversy and conflict in various sports in the United States in both previous eras as well as the current "Age of Obama." The essays in the work explain how racial ideologies are created and recreated in all areas of public life, including the world of sports. The authors address a wide range of sports, including ones where racial minorities are in the numerical minority, such as hockey. Specific topics covered include the devaluation of black athletes, racism in Major League Baseball, and the treatment of black female athletes., This collection of essays highlights the controversies surrounding racism in sports and African American athletes, examining the racial discrimination that exists in one of the most public arenas in the 21st century. Despite increasing diversity in the American population, race and racial bias continue to be significant issues in the United States. Sports--one of the most visible and important subsets of American culture--directly reflect our society's beliefs about race. This book examines racial controversy and conflict in various sports in the United States in both previous eras as well as the current "Age of Obama." The essays in the work explain how racial ideologies are created and recreated in all areas of public life, including the world of sports. The authors address a wide range of sports, including ones where racial minorities are in the numerical minority, such as hockey. Specific topics covered include the devaluation of black athletes, racism in Major League Baseball, and the treatment of black female athletes., This collection of essays highlights the controversies surrounding racism in sports and African American athletes, examining the racial discrimination that exists in one of the most public arenas in the 21st century.
LC Classification NumberGV706.32
