Race, sport and the American dream
By: Earl Smith, Rubin Distinguished Profeffor and Director of American Ethnic Studies and Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781611634877
Subjects: African American athletes; Sports; Racism in sports; American Dream
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index.
Table of contents: title: A new sociology of sports; title: African Americans and sports : explanations; title: Race and sports : the genetic argument; title: Young African American athletes; title: The promise of an education : truth or a lie?; title: Athletes' violence against women; title: Sports leadership: where are the managers?; title: The athletic industrial complex; title: The future of sports in the United States.