Unit 2 Chapter 15, Section 3 Social Issues in Sports Mr. Young Sociology

Sport and Social Mobility Many people view sports as a way to increase their prestige, social mobility, or as a way out of their old life and into a life of fame and fortune Tragically, for most people, this is not the case

Michael Oher Drafted in first round of 2009 NFL draft by Baltimore Ravens Went from being in foster care and homeless to the NFL, Blindside

Josh Hamilton 1 st overall pick in ’99 draft by Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays Basically left baseball because of drugs, only to re- emerge in 2007 and is now one of the best outfielders in the game

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Len Bias 2 nd overall pick in 1986 by Boston Celtics 1 st team All- American from Maryland Died from Cocaine overdose two days after being drafted

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Jackie Robinson First African American to play in Major League Baseball Was also a great baseball player, elected to the Baseball HOF

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King Kelley Coleman Considered greatest high school basketball player in state of Kentucky, maybe of all time Never played college basketball

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Social Mobility Sports usually does promote an increase in social mobility College athletes tend to be better educated, earn more money, and have higher occupational prestige than their fathers College athletes as a whole are more successful than college students who do not participate in sports

Upward mobility for minorities Most people point to famous minorities such as MJ, Tiger, and the Williams sisters However, most do not focus on education or a second career if sports doesn’t work Only a small, small, small percentage of athletes will ever make it to the professional level Athletes need to focus on a second career just in case.

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That's A Lot Of Angel Cake A breakdown of Albert Pujols' 10-year guaranteed contract with the Angels, with additional provisions: Salary 2012: $12 million; 2013: $16 million 2014: $23 million; 2015: $24 million 2016: $25 million; 2017: $26 million 2018: $27 million; 2019: $28 million 2020: $29 million; 2021: $30 million Personal services agreement Sides agree that after the expiration of the contract or Pujols' retirement as a player, they will enter into a 10-year personal services relationship and Pujols will be paid $1 million annually. Milestone accomplishments The sides agree they will enter into a separate marketing agreement in which Pujols will be paid for the promotion and marketing of specified milestone accomplishments. Among them are a $3 million payment for 3,000 hits and a $7 million payment for 763 home runs. Award Bonuses Most Valuable Player: $500,000 MVP second or third place: $75,000 Gold Glove: $75,000 Silver Slugger: $75,000 All-Star election or selection: $50,000 World Series MVP: $100,000 ALCS MVP: $75,000 Other perks include: A hotel suite on road trips. A luxury suite at the ballpark for the Pujols Foundation, his charitable group, for 10 home games a year. The right to buy a luxury suite between first base and third base for all home games.

Sport and Racism Stacking- assignment of players to less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity Central positions involve leadership and decision making African Americans are paid either as much or more than others unless their level of performance is controlled

Discrimination Cont. We see that African Americans have less likely chance of getting hired in a sports-related job after playing

Sexism in Sports

Sexism in Sport Has been around since Ancient Greece Women who were physically or intellectually superior to them were unfeminine Playing sports were considered masculine, so may ladies did not play Would harm a women’s health, especially her ability to bear kids

Sexism Cont changed the game Title 9 was enacted Required high school and colleges to offer equal opportunity for females as it did males in sports Originally did not worry about sports, was worried about hiring and employment services

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Sexism Cont. Women are still denied equal access to the power structure of sport Even though Title 9 has helped with equality for females in sports, it may have had a backlash in female coaching More men are now being attracted to coaching female sports because of pay and national attention

Sexism Cont. Very few women’s professional sports and even fewer women play in them Women usually earn significantly less Michelle Wie signed $10 million contract, Tiger woods signed $60 million Jennie Finch around 500,000-1 million, Arod, 33 million