The finished list:

 

Stratification.

1.         Eitzen & Sage, Chapter 12

             What are three myths about sports being mobility escalators and do you believe that they are true
              in most situations based on data and discussion?

         What are the three tendencies cited by the book concerning sports participation by the children of the poor? (page 270)
What is the sport at which urban children of the poor particularly tend to excel at and why do you think that is (page 271)?

         

          Racial Discrepancies.

                        1.    Eitzen & Sage Chapter 13.

                            

What is "stacking", and how does it affect minority athletes? Provide 3 examples of stacking from
class discussion or the text book.

What are two types of social structural constraints to explain black domination in some sports.
Would Mackenzie argeee?


 

 


 

                        2.    Mackenzie, "May the best Man Win".   (packet 147)
 

                               

·   Which two categories of track event do black athletes appear to dominate?  Why is there a “shroud of silence” surrounding the topic of black running dominance?


 

   

What two professional sports are dominated by African- Americans?  Do you agree that that different racial groups clearly have dramatically
different athletic endowments; such as African-Americans dominating the professional sports in which a player must sprint or jump?



 

                         

                        3.    Phillips, Chapter 7 ( packet 154)


 

   What are the three logical traps that may confuse thinking about race and sport? Apply to domination of blacks in sprinting.
 

        

What are the questions that must be addressed to determine if any given physical factor explains the racial differences in performance? Describe one
 of these in detail and how it relates to race and athletic/sport performance

 

                              Phillips,  Chapter 8 (packet 176)

 

 

The centrality theory states 3 necessary skills of leadership.  What are they? Does centrality theory  apply in women’s country club sports? 

 

What are the three necessary conditions for athletic success mentioned in the "sports opportunity structure?"How is the over-representation of blacks
and hispanics in boxing explained by the "sports opportunity structure?"


 

                   

 

          Gender Discrepancies.

 

                        1.    Eitzen & Sage, Chapt 14

 

                              

What are the three types of gender inequality or discrimination do females face? Are these types of discrimination and people's attitudes towards women changing for the better? Please explain your answer.

                            

-What are 3 negative myths prevalent in North American society that serves as a barrier for female participation in sports?
From these 3 myths find information from the text/lecture and provide information that would prove these statements to be false.


 

                        2.     Lamb, Steiner, Davis, “Can Women Save.." (packet 205)
 

 

The 1998 research form the Women’s Sports Foundation found there were still barriers to girls in sport.  Name the barriers (3).  
 Explain how one of these can lead to an overcompensation on the behave of the female to break the barriers as discussed in class.

 

What men's sports have been cut because of Title XI? How has Title XI created hostility between male and female athletes?


                    

                        3.       Thorne, “Genders Play" (packet 207)

                               

What groups are more likely to get cooties?  How does the game of cooties reflect larger patterns of inequality?

  

The Author points out two different types of people whom he noticed are exempt from the "coodies" game. Who are they? Explain the
difference in how boys sit in proximity to girls than how girls sit to boys as discussed in the reading.

 



 

                        4.     Pennington, "Want to Try Out for College Sports? Forget It" (packet 213)

 

 

Name 3 reasons why the experience of male and female walk-on athletes differ. What does this mean for un-recruited high school athletes?

 

 

For many prospective college athlete the thoughts of being a walk on player is a thing of the past. What reasons can does Pennington give for this heartbreaking ordeal that many college athletes are going through? List the different colleges that have the strict no walk on policy listed in the article.


 

 

 

  

           Business and Sport.

                        1.    Eitzen & Sage, Chapter 10.
 

List three advantages of the league cartel. How do these cartels affect the player as an individual?

Sports is a monopoly and athletes are employers of this company. There are 2 ways the owners are able to
control and own their players? How do these 2 ways work?



 .    Coakley, “Sport as a Vehicle for Transfer Public Money to Wealthy Individuals

      and Private Corporations. (packet 219)

 

 

What are the ways that public money is transferred to wealthy individuals and private corporations? How can sports teams
finance stadiums without using public money?

What are the general consequences of the transferring of public money to wealthy individuals and corporations? List 3 ways that this contributes
to the class hierarchy of the U.S.

 

  

          Sports and Media.

1.         Eitzen & Sage, Chapter 11.
 

Chapter 11

1. List three examples of how sports have been modified to accommodate TV: P. 248-249  Do you think that television and the
    mass media own today’s sports? Without the media and television would sports still be as effective, influential,
     and popular why or why not?

What are three examples of television's impact on sport (discussed in text)?  Specifically, how has it impacted
intercollegiate sports.  A strong answer will show command of Chapter 11 (Eitzen and Sage).

2.         Faludi, “Sold Out.” (packet 221)

 

Name three  ways that  the mass media has impacted sports.  How has the media change the role of fan and the role of player
according to Faludi (Soldout)?

 

Why did the owner of the Cleveland Browns decide to “sell out” and move the Browns out of Cleveland?  List some of the roles the Massillion boosters provided for the Tigers?

 

  

         The Future of Sports.

 

1.             Eitzen & Sage, chapter15

Why are sports teams taking on regional names instead of names of specific cities? List 5 of the 20
 sports teams that have already made this transition.(pg.341)

Despite the continued growth of sport industry and sport leagues, what may cause a "constriction" of this growth in the future? Explain.
List 4 different avenues in which sport will likely change in the near future.

 

2.             Gunston, "Play Ball!" (packet 225)

List four of the seven key trends in sports in culture.  How can these trends lead to the four future scenarios that the
author points out (religiosport, machosport, technosport,and valuesport)?

What are three key trends in sports according to Gunston?  How do they apply the Faludi article?

 

3.             Weiner, “Sports Centered.” (packet 230)
 

What are some proposals for reclaiming sports from corporations? Which of these proposals is a feasible
option for reclaiming sports and why?

1. List 3 things the author suggests we do as a society to reclaim sports from
the corporate entertainment world that currently controls it. P.231 in packet.


2. Do you think that Americans have lost the meaning of sports and made them something that
has very little to do with the original intentions of sports? Be sure to support your argument.

 

 


 

 

Final (All written work due-graduate papers and final take-home-May 2 at 5:00pm).

 

Final 11:30 a.m.,  May 5----Monday