Sports in Society Unit V
Sports in Society (Unit V)
1. It is popularly believed that all those who become athletes in top level
competitive sports in American society will have no trouble being successful in careers after they
retire from active sport participation. Do you agree with this popular belief? What factors are
related to career success and mobility for these former athletes? Your response should be at least
200 words in length. You are required to at least use your textbook as source material for your
response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased
and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
2. As a football coach at an integrated school, you notice that your black players get along with
your white players just fine on the field, but their off the field social activities are largely
segregated. How would you explain this, and what could you do to change this pattern?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at least use your
textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
3. Identify the major challenges related to race and ethnic relations in sports today, and explain
how they are different from the challenges faced through most of the 20th century. Your
response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at least use your textbook
as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
4. Define race, ethnicity, and minority group and distinguish between them. Please provide
examples for each to defend your answer. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
You are required to at least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
