Exploring the Challenges of Elite African American Male Athletes at Predominately White Universities: Three Descriptive Case Studies

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dc.contributor.advisorJackson, Mary S
dc.contributor.authorOutlaw, Kimberly R
dc.contributor.departmentAddictions and Rehabilitation Studies
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-04T15:19:42Z
dc.date.available2020-02-04T15:19:42Z
dc.date.created2019-12
dc.date.issued2019-12-09
dc.date.submittedDecember 2019
dc.date.updated2020-01-29T14:29:18Z
dc.degree.departmentAddictions and Rehabilitation Studies
dc.degree.disciplinePHD-Rehab Counsel Admin
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePh.D.
dc.description.abstractIn American society, sports participation is viewed through many lenses. With both college and professional teams, sports are popular entertainment that rivets millions of people and is discussed passionately. It is a major revenue-producing enterprise for universities, professional sports teams, and the communities that benefit in many ways from sports attendance. For many elite African American male student athletes growing up in low-income urban areas and without many job possibilities at home, sports provide a potential means to climb out of their current economic circumstances, support their families, and possibly earn millions of dollars and fame. For elite collegiate athletes particularly, sports bring scholarships and a pathway to college as well as a better career. The possibility of attending college would not be open to many of these students from poor urban areas without sports scholarships. This study seeks to gain insight into the challenges experienced by elite African American male athletes attending predominately White universities.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/7617
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectelite
dc.subjectpredominately White universities
dc.subjectchallenges
dc.subject.meshAfrican Americans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshUniversities
dc.subject.meshEuropean Continental Ancestry Group
dc.subject.meshAthletes
dc.titleExploring the Challenges of Elite African American Male Athletes at Predominately White Universities: Three Descriptive Case Studies
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertation
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