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. Sportsone of the most visible and important subsets of American culturedirectly 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.
Lori Latrice Martin, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and African and African American studies at Louisiana State University. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals.
ChoiceSeries 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. Dicl!
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