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Dreams and Deception - Sports Lure, Racism, and Young Black Males' Struggles in Sports and Education (Paperback, New edition)
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Dreams and Deception - Sports Lure, Racism, and Young Black Males' Struggles in Sports and Education (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Adolescent Cultures, School & Society, 66
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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.
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