Overview
Prior to completing this assignment, review the following resources:
- Black Psychology and Black Criminality: Myths and Reality on the Origins of Black Street LifeLinks to an external site.
- A Losing Battle? Women’s Sport Pre- and Post-COVID-19Links to an external site.
For this assignment, you will examine the sociological concepts of intersectionality based on the business of sports. Answer the following questions below in a five-to-seven-page reflection:
- Explain why different U.S. regions, such as the South, North, Southwest, and Midwest, may produce different interactions among race, gender, and sports. How might both history and economic conditions affect these differences?
- Analyze how the business of sports is significantly influenced by other institutions, such as educational and community organizations.
- How might changes in these institutions (values, structure, or resources) lead to the increased or decreased participation of various groups in sports?
- Summarize how the interactions among race, gender, and sport have changed across the United States. What might be the future trends in sports, based on current demographics and other potential shifts? For example, how might fan bases influence trends?
- Some identities in society provide a certain level of status to the people who embody them. In some communities, for example, becoming a professional athlete or being in the entertainment industry (e.g., being a musician or an actor) may be seen as “ways out.” Describe your current beliefs about how an identity, such as that of a professional athlete, lessens the likelihood of individuals experiencing racism and racial profiling? Please present your answer in detail.
- Define how sports have affected your own life. What kinds of racial messages have been associated with your contact with sports?
- If you did not engage or interact with sports, consider using someone you know to address.
The Intersectionality and the Business of Sport paper must:
- Be 5 to 7 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- Use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text.
- Your paper should contain limited quoted material (two sentences or less), and most of the information should be in your own words explaining your understanding of the material.
- Use these template guidelines Download template guidelines.
- Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- Must include a separate references page formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.