Law in Contemporary Society

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Introduction

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Where is the Social Progress?

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<		To characterize the prominence of African Americans among star athletes as evidence of an egalitarian society as is to greatly misinterpret the evidence; it is a result of highly limited opportunities for upward mobility in a racialized, capitalist society.
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>		To characterize the prominence of African Americans among star athletes as evidence of an egalitarian society is to greatly misinterpret the evidence; it is a result of highly limited opportunities for upward mobility in a racialized, capitalist society.
 A lack of opportunity in other facets of life results in a great number of black youths dedicating their lives to success in sports. A small number of athletes achieve financial success, but a great percentage of those who pursue sports careers fail.
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<		The claim is not that the sports industry is a conspiracy formed with the hopes of creating a cycle of failure predicated on pipe-dreams about sports careers within poor black communities, but rather to demonstrate that the economic effects that result from the cycle are bad for communities.
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>		The claim is not that the sports industry is a conspiracy formed with the hopes of creating a cycle of failure predicated on pipe-dreams about sports careers within poor black communities; rather, the point is that the economic effects that result from the cycle are bad for the communities.
 

Where are the Black Coaches and Owners?

The utility of sports as a means for social advancement is stunted by institutional racism. Discrepancies between the percentage of black athletes in a sport and the percentage of black coaches and executives appear in every major American sports organization. The most egregious example may well be college football, where 5% of coaches are black, compared to 45% of players. http://www.bus.ucf.edu/sport/public/downloads/2006-07_CollegeSportRGRC_PR.pdf .

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