Athletics vs. Education: Dilemmas of Black Youth

Concurs with a previous article that black youths are institutionally, culturally, and interpersonally disconnected, disagreeing with the article's contention that black families are prioritizing sports over schooling as a way out of disadvantaged circumstances and suggesting that the reverse i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Society (New Brunswick) 2000-03, Vol.37 (3), p.21-23
1. Verfasser:	Lomax, Michael E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American Children African Americans Athletes Athletic directors Athletic recruitment Black athletes Black Family Black people Blacks Careers College Athletics College basketball College Sports Colleges & universities Educational Inequality Educational Reform Empowerment Higher Education Males Militancy Minority & ethnic groups Participation Professional sports Professionals Race Social Mobility Society Sport Management Sports facilities Sports management Sports Participation Student Disengagement Universities Voting rights Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	Concurs with a previous article that black youths are institutionally, culturally, and interpersonally disconnected, disagreeing with the article's contention that black families are prioritizing sports over schooling as a way out of disadvantaged circumstances and suggesting that the reverse is true. Notes the importance of black involvement in sport off the field as well as on. (SM)
ISSN:	0147-2011 1936-4725
DOI:	10.1007/BF02686169