Black men can't shoot / Scott N. Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Scott.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basketball--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Basketball.

African American basketball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.

African American basketball players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually only talked about when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people-especially men-they are also harmful because they obscure very real, hard-fought accomplishments. As Black Men Can't Shoot demonstrates, such successes on the basketball court don't just happen because of natural gifts-instead, they grow out of the long, tough, and

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface: What's in a Title-The Origins of This Research

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Jermaine and Ray

2. Becoming a Basketball Player

3. Getting Known through Networks and Exposure

4. Playing School Ball

5. Old Heads and Young Bulls

6. A Saturday Morning at Espy

7. The Heart of the Playground

8. Chuck Breaks Them Down

9. Gotta Want It "Like That"

10. Playing Uptown

11. Some Fall Off

12. Bringing 'Em Back and Putting It All Together

13. The Chip

14. The Glow but Reality of Success

15. Ray vs. Green

16. Playing Everywhere

17. Can't Look Poor

18. Implosion

19. Moving North

20. Learning Other Stuff

21. A Star Is Born; Another Is Still Waiting

22. Politics and "Pub(licity)"

23. Getting in (School) and Getting out (of the Hood)

24. Being Used

Conclusion

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Methodology

Appendix 2: Settings-Politics of Space

Appendix 3: Jermaine's Path

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612239427

9781282239425

1282239422

9780226076058

0226076059

OCLC:

435438919