When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide - Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond (Hardcover)

When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from Brigham Young University's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport at BYU and beyond. Author Darron T. Smith analyzes the athletes dismissed through BYU's honor code violations and suggests that they are disproportionately African American, which has troubling implications. He ties these dismissals to the complicated history of negative views towards African Americans in the LDS faith. These honor code dismissals elucidate the challenges facing black athletes at predominantly white institutions. Weaving together the history of the black athlete in America and the experience of blackness in Mormon theology, When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide offers a timely and powerful analysis of the challenges facing African American athletes in the NCAA today.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Perspectives on a Multiracial America
Release date:	October 2015
Authors:	Darron T. Smith
Dimensions:	239 x 157 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-1788-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4422-1788-X
Barcode:	9781442217881

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