The Dark Side of Sports Symbols. / D. Stanley Eitzen and Maxine Baca Zinn.
by Eitzen, D. Stanley; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 41Institutions. Publisher: USA Today (Magazine), 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Names | Race discrimination | Sex discrimination against women | Signs and symbols | Sports team mascotsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Colleges and universities, for the most part, are making major efforts to diversify their student bodies, faculties, and administrations by race, ethnicity, and sex. This laudable goal is clearly at odds with the existence of racist and sexist names and practices of their athletic teams." (USA TODAY) This article examines the debate over team mascots, which some groups, most notably Native Americans, find offensive.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: The Dark Side of Sports Symbols, Jan. 2001; pp. 48-51.
"Colleges and universities, for the most part, are making major efforts to diversify their student bodies, faculties, and administrations by race, ethnicity, and sex. This laudable goal is clearly at odds with the existence of racist and sexist names and practices of their athletic teams." (USA TODAY) This article examines the debate over team mascots, which some groups, most notably Native Americans, find offensive.
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