Race and Sport

Read Identity Theft on pages 295-296 in Coakley and read the article on the NCAA ban of Native American Mascot nicknames (click here) and (click here) for an additional article on the topic.

In 2005, the NCAA banned the display of Native American names, logos, and mascots on uniforms and other clothing.  However, they made an exception for Florida State University.   This controversy has carried on down into the high school and middle schools.  When I was in Junior High School, our school was named Chief Joseph Middle School, our mascot was the Warriors, and on the gymnasium wall was a picture of a Native American swinging a hatchet.  What are your thoughts on the topic of Native American mascots?  Is this ok?  Do you have a personal example to enhance your response?

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Social Class and Sport

Unit #2 Blog: Social Class in Sport
Under additional readings on D2L, there is a link to a book titled: Body and Soul: Notebooks of an apprentice boxer by Loic Wacquant. You can access a portion of the book through Google Books. (click here). Begin by reading the section: The Street and the Ring 73 starting on page 13.

We will approach this blog topic a little different than in Unit #1. To get started, as a class please provide a very detailed description of the gym at Woodlawn and how it fits into the community. Respond to this question by considering the socioeconomic climate of Woodlawn and the description provided in the chapter. What is gym’s role in this community? Provide facts and stats from the reading. Important: In your initial post, you do not need to respond to your classmates. Read previous posts and provide additional comments and avoid repeating information that has already been posted by a classmate. The purpose of your initial post is to contribute to the class’s analysis of Body and Soul.