This book helps young black males, educators, policy makers, parents, and all other interested parties to understand the importance of education alongside athletic pursuits. In the world today, many young black males view athletic participation as the way to secure a successful future. Yet for the majority of them, dreams of playing professional sports rarely pan out. Many end up returning to a life of poverty as a result of the sports lure which deceives them and entices them to focus exclusively on athletic talent at the expense of their education. This book presents a social historical and critical deconstruction introducing readers to this sports lure, revealing what makes it so powerful in the lives of these youths. As Isabel Ann Dwornik documents, centuries-worth of racism in the United States is at the core of this phenomenon, which has affected the academic identity development of black male youths and has discouraged them from taking full advantage of their schooling.

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Information

Publisher

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Year

2016

ISBN

9781453919118

Edition

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Computer Science General

Index

Computer Science

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Author’s Note on Terminology
Introducing Sports Lure
1. Garnering Awareness of Sports Lure
2. The Dynamics of Sports Lure: A Quest for Young Black Souls—Case Examples
3. The Odds are Against Them: The Ins and Outs of Sports Lure
4. The Empowerments of Sports Lure
5. Slavery, Race, and Racism
6. Modern Forms of Racism in the United States
7. Repercussive Racism
8. Racism and Identity in Black American Male Sports History
9. The Shaping of Black Male Identity
10. "We are Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On”
11. Education and The Call to Action
Aftermath
References
Index