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African Americans in Sports 1st Edition
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Gary A. Sailes
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1st Edition
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9781351533652, 9780765804402, 9781315082950, 9781412816564
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Routledge
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Research on African American athletes generally fo-cuses on negative stereotypes of physical prowess, and socially controversial themes. Most studies in-vestigate racism, prejudice, discrimination, and ex-ploitation experienced by African American athletes. Many studies contrast African American and white athletes on a number of variables that support pre-vailing elitist stereotypes and denigrate African Ameri-can athletes. But few studies investigate the diverse and complex cultural dichotomies within the infrastruc-ture of sport in the African American community. Gary Sailes maintains that it is crucial to develop a more eclectic and immersed cultural approach when investigating African American involvement in com-petitive sports. The contributors to ‘African Americans in Sports’ show that there are also intrinsic cultural paradigms that are evident, presenting an informa-tive and interesting narrative regarding African American athletes. The chapters that make up this volume were written by noted scholars who were selected based on their expertise in their specific academic areas. They write about different components of the experience of African American male athletes. Chapters and contributors include: “Race and Athletic Performance: A Physiological Review” by David W. Hunter; “The Athletic Dominance of African Americans–Is There a Genetic Basis?” by Vinay Harpalani; “African American Player Codes on Celebration, Taunting, and Sportsmanlike Conduct” by Vernon L. Andrews; and “Stacking in Major League Baseball” by Earl Smith and C. Keith Harrison. Many chapters were originally published as a special issue of the ‘Journal of African American Men.’ This volume should be read by all those involved in athletics, as well as by sports sociologists and African American studies scholars.

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African Americans in Sports 1st Edition
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This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations. The entries cover all professional, amateur, and college sports such as baseball, tennis, and golf.

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Full Title

African Americans in Sports 1st Edition
Author(s)

Gary A. Sailes
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1st Edition
ISBN

9781351533645, 9780765804402, 9781315082950, 9781351533638, 9781351533652
Publisher

Routledge
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Research on African American athletes generally fo-cuses on negative stereotypes of physical prowess, and socially controversial themes. Most studies in-vestigate racism, prejudice, discrimination, and ex-ploitation experienced by African American athletes. Many studies contrast African American and white athletes on a number of variables that support pre-vailing elitist stereotypes and denigrate African Ameri-can athletes. But few studies investigate the diverse and complex cultural dichotomies within the infrastruc-ture of sport in the African American community. Gary Sailes maintains that it is crucial to develop a more eclectic and immersed cultural approach when investigating African American involvement in com-petitive sports. The contributors to ‘African Americans in Sports’ show that there are also intrinsic cultural paradigms that are evident, presenting an informa-tive and interesting narrative regarding African American athletes. The chapters that make up this volume were written by noted scholars who were selected based on their expertise in their specific academic areas. They write about different components of the experience of African American male athletes. Chapters and contributors include: “Race and Athletic Performance: A Physiological Review” by David W. Hunter; “The Athletic Dominance of African Americans–Is There a Genetic Basis?” by Vinay Harpalani; “African American Player Codes on Celebration, Taunting, and Sportsmanlike Conduct” by Vernon L. Andrews; and “Stacking in Major League Baseball” by Earl Smith and C. Keith Harrison. Many chapters were originally published as a special issue of the ‘Journal of African American Men.’ This volume should be read by all those involved in athletics, as well as by sports sociologists and African American studies scholars.

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