Graduation Year
Fall 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Craig Bowman
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© 2013 Gregory J. Wilson II
Abstract
Participation in sports has a strong influence on the development of African American youth and the Black community as a whole. The purpose of this paper is to explore the positive and negative effects that participating in sports has on the African American community using previous works and experiments on the topic. Results found that participation in athletics helps African American youth develop important social skills, creates an outlet to keep Black youth off the streets in impoverished neighborhoods, and establishes a vehicle to help Black youth get into college. However, the overemphasized importance of sports within the African American community through the media and Black families themselves has resulted in multiple negative effects including career immaturity, lower academic achievement and the exploitation of the Black intercollegiate athlete.
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Gregory J. II, "A Double Edged Sword: The Effects of Participation in Sports on the African American Community" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 756.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/756
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
