Characterizing Gender and Race in the 2000 Summer Olympics: NBC's Coverage of Maurice Greene,MichaelJohnson, Marion Jones, and Cathy Freeman

Mayeda, David

doi:10.17161/str.1808.5183

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“…For example, one study shows the ability of high school coaches to transmit, often unconsciously, messages about the value of sport and about race‐based likelihood of achieving success in sport, often sharply distorting perceptions of physical abilities. At a much higher level of athletic competition, another study (Mayeda, ) shows that sports commentators who are describing and interpreting the actions and accomplishments of Olympic athletes bring very different “back stories” to black athletes than they do to whites. But the reasons for channeling require further investigation.…”

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Minority Football Coaches’ Diminished Careers: Why is the “Pipeline” Clogged?

Bozeman¹,

Fay²

2012

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives Research on minority representation and career trajectories in higher education represents a substantial body of evidence in the field; however, the empirical evidence fails to address a crucial area: intercollegiate athletics. This study aims to address the gap in the empirical work and study the career trajectories and representation of African‐Americans and Latinos in NCAA FBS football coaching positions. Methods A pipeline argument is often utilized to explain the underrepresentation of minorities in certain careers and industries. This pipeline argument is erroneous in this instance because of the number of minority players in college football that make up the “future coach career pool.” We develop a position hierarchy in which previous assistant coaching positions are seen as stepping stones to an ultimate head coaching position. Results We find that white and minorities coaches have different career trajectories and position hierarchies that ultimately lead to the underrepresentation of minorities at the head coaching ranks. Conclusions Evidence suggests sharp differences in the likelihood of certain player positions and, in turn (and likely related), certain coaching positions to achieving head coach. The career utility hierarchy developed here seems to have some validity and, most important for present purposes, shows some considerable difference in the career stepping stones of, respectively, whites and minorities.

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