Bridging the gap between scholarship and journalism, Sport in Society takes on major contemporary topics - race, gender and violence - as they play out in the world of sports. The editors bring together well known writers to examine many of the more pressing issues that sports are confronting. The role of the media, the international scene and some real life heroes are also discussed.Bridging the gap between scholarship and journalism, Sport in Society takes on major contemporary topics - race, gender and violence - as they play out in the world of sports. The editors bring together well known writers to examine many of the more pressing issues that sports are confronting. The role of the media, the international scene and some real life heroes are also discussed.Introduction PART ONE: RACE IN SPORT Race and College Sports - Richard E Lapchick A Long Way to Go Higher Education and the Plight of the Black Male Althlete - Donald Siegel Cultural Diversity on Campus - Dean F Anderson A Look at Intercollegiate Football Coaches A Step in the Right Direction - Richard E Lapchick The Presidents Meet the Black Coaches The 1994 Racial Report Card - Richard E Lapchick There is Gold at the End of this Rainbow - Richard E Lapchick Jesse Jackson Steps Up to the Plate The Use of Native American Names and Mascots in Sports - Richard E Lapchick Seated at the Table of Brotherhood - Richard E Lapchick Sport Transforms LaGrange, Georgia PART TWO: GENDER IN SPORT Growing Up with Gender Discrimination in Sports - Donna Lopiano Gender Equity in Athletics Title IX Fact Sheet - National Collegiate Athletic Association Masculinity and Sports Culture - Jackson Katz The Image of the Black Male - Byron Hurt How Jocks View Womel“!
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