Learn the value of football to American society No sport reflects
the American value system like football. Visitors to the United
States need only watch a game or two to learn all they need to know
about the American way of life and the beliefs, attitudes, and
concerns of American society. Football and American Identity
examines the social conditions and cultural implications found in
the football subculture, represented by core values such as
competition, conflict, diversity, power, economic success, fair
play, liberty, and patriotism. This unique book goes beyond the
standard fare on football strategy and history, or the biographies
of famous players and coaches, to analyze the reasons why the game
is the essence of the American spirit. Author Gerhard Falk,
Professor of Sociology at the State University College of New York
at Buffalo, examines football as a game, as a business, and as a
reflection of the diversity in American life. Football and American
Identity also addresses the relationship between football and the
media, with much of the game's income generated by advertising and
endorsements, and examines the presence of crime in football
culture. The book discusses the development of the gameand those
involved in itat the Pop Warner, college, and professional levels,
examining the social origin of players, coaches, cheerleaders, and
owners. In addition, Football and American Identity analyzes the
game's fans and their devotion to their teams, examines why
Pennsylvania is considered the mother of American football, and
looks at the National Football League and its commissioners.
Football and American Identity examines: how individualism and
achievement can lead to mythological status why a person's
occupation is the most important indicator of prestige in the
United States what the consequences are of earning more in a year
than most Americans make in a lifetime why equality is vital to the
ethnic make-up of American football teams why teamwork is
important-in football and in industry how freedom is essential for
taking the risks necessary for success and much more! Football and
American Identity is an inside look at football as an American
cultural phenomenon. Devoted and casual fans of the game, as well
as academics working in sociology, will find this unique book
interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking.
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