ppt

1. Race & Ethnicity

2. Definition
• Closely related – not necessarily
interchangeable
– Ethnicity = persons heritage and culture
– Race = socially constructed term most often
conveyed by skin color
• Media normally use race as descriptive term
since it’s easier to explain

3. Sports as a catalyst for change
• Exceptional performance or results by Black
athletes
– Jack Jackson
– Jesse Owens
– Jackie Robinson
– Texas Western
– Wendell Scott

4. Activism vs Abdication
• Civil Rights
• Vietnam
• 1968 Olympics
• Jordan

5. Gifts or Geography
All sports are popular but ethnical expectations
can be limited by:
• Stereotyping
• Mentorship
• Money

6. 2011-2012
Athletic Participation Rates %
MLB NBA WNBA NFL MLS CFB MCB WCB
White 61 18 16 31 49 47 31 39
African
American
9 78 74 67 25 43 57 47
Latino 27 3 0 1 24 3 2 2
Asian 2 <1 0 2 1 1 <1 1
Other 0 <1 1 1 1 5 5 5
International 28 17 9 1 48 <1 6 4

7. 2011-2012 Head Coaching Rates %
MLB NBA WNBA NFL MLS CFB MCB WCB
White 61 47 67 81 89 89 80 83
African
American
14 47 33 16 5 9 19 15
Latino 17 3 0 0 5 <1 1 1
Asian 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 <1
Other 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Women 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 52

8. Media Stacking
• Appealing to the audience
• Success doesn’t equate to coverage
• Advertizing slanted
• Stacking = placing certain races in
places/positions that fit social
stereotyping/expectations
• Depictions

9. Racial and Ethnic Issues with Mascots
• Insensitivity
• Inflammatory
• Indignant
• Innocent