Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football

Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football

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Main Author: White, Kristopher C.
Language:English
Published: Kent State University / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:
Sociology
Sports Management
Demographics
Economics
Social Structure
Social Research
African Americans
High School Demographics
NFL Players
Long-Term Beneficiaries
Capitalism
Marxism
Poverty
Hegemony
Social Identity
Social Class
Race
Agency
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1531933118599888
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent15319331185998882021-08-03T07:07:43Z Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football White, Kristopher C. Sociology Sports Management Demographics Economics Social Structure Social Research African Americans High School Demographics NFL Players Long-Term Beneficiaries Capitalism Marxism Poverty Hegemony Social Identity Social Class Race Agency The purpose of this study was to find out whether or not black NFL players attend higher quality schools than black students in general regarding financial status, and the same for white NFL players. The other rather important purpose of this paper was to analyze whether or not there were any significant differences in socioeconomic backgrounds and race between the players and their owners, general managers, and coaches through the demographics of their respective high schools. To accomplish this, I used the method of `perceived race’ to match with the individual players, NFL owners, general managers, and head coaches and then matched that with NCES data on their high schools. The results revealed white NFL players on average go to high schools that are slightly more financially advantaged than white students in general but are significantly more financially advantaged than black NFL players and black students in general. Furthermore, black NFL players go to slightly more advantaged high schools than black students in general and overall NFL players go to schools that are more disadvantaged than students in general. Also, NFL owners, general managers, and head coaches on average went to high schools that are more white and financially advantaged than NFL players. The theoretical base this paper uses to analyze the systematic exploitation in our American economy comes from a Marxist perspective of capitalism. 2018-08-23 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1531933118599888 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1531933118599888 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Sociology
Sports Management
Demographics
Economics
Social Structure
Social Research
African Americans
High School Demographics
NFL Players
Long-Term Beneficiaries
Capitalism
Marxism
Poverty
Hegemony
Social Identity
Social Class
Race
Agency
spellingShingle Sociology
Sports Management
Demographics
Economics
Social Structure
Social Research
African Americans
High School Demographics
NFL Players
Long-Term Beneficiaries
Capitalism
Marxism
Poverty
Hegemony
Social Identity
Social Class
Race
Agency
White, Kristopher C.
Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
author White, Kristopher C.
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author_sort White, Kristopher C.
title Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
title_short Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
title_full Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
title_fullStr Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
title_full_unstemmed Hegemony in American Capitalism: The Exploitation of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Football
title_sort hegemony in american capitalism: the exploitation of race and socioeconomic status in football
publisher Kent State University / OhioLINK
publishDate 2018
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