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Dreams and Deception: Sports Lure, Racism, and Young Black Males' Struggles in Sports and Education
Contributor(s): DeVitis, Joseph L. (Other), Irwin-DeVitis, Linda (Other), Dwornik, Isabel Ann (Author)
ISBN: 1433133741     ISBN-13: 9781433133749
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE:   $114.05  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Computers | Computer Science
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 796.097
LCCN: 2016030614
Series: Adolescent Cultures, School, and Society
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 230 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
 
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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.