Mahiri, J. (1994). African American Males and Learning: What Discourse in Sports Offers Schooling. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 25(3), 364-375. This research investigates language use in a youth basketball program of a neighborhood-based organization and compares it to features of classroom discourse. The central focus is on a key communicative event, the… read more
Racism and Stereotyping on Campus: Experiences of African American Male Student-Athletes
Beamon, K. (2014). Racism and Stereotyping on Campus: Experiences of African American Male Student-Athletes.The Journal of Negro Education, 83(2), 121. Studies of racism have brought forth a wealth of evidence to support the existence of racial discrimination in athletics. It is difficult to discuss any area of athletics without noting the… read more
Bouncing Back: Sports And Academic Resilience Among African-American Males
Braddock, J. H., Royster, D. A., Winfield, L. F., & Hawkins, R. (1991). Bouncing Back: Sports And Academic Resilience Among African-American Males. Education and Urban Society, 24(1), 113-131. Data for 1,140 African-American male students from 802 public schools from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 indicate that sports participation is positively… read more
A Theory Of The Preferred Worker: A Structural Explanation For Black Male Dominance In Basketball
Brooks, S. N., & McKail, M. A. (2008). A Theory Of The Preferred Worker: A Structural Explanation For Black Male Dominance In Basketball. Critical Sociology, 34(3), 369-387. Black males’ `dominance’ in basketball is taken for granted and often explained in terms of racial difference and socio-environmental factors. However, this is only one… read more