Multimedia

http://www.blinkx.com/videos/Football

I chose this video because even in the NFL the color of ones skin is not affected in ones team. This shows how they are a multicultural theme. In the video you can also see a wide variety of different ethnicity’s coming together in celebration of one of the biggest upsets in the Superbowl

http://www.blinkx.com/videos/Oakland+Raiders

This video shows how NFL teams like the raiders don’t just chose a played based on his appearance but instead they select players based on their abilities to play the game.

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Blogs and Websites

1. http://heart.battlingforhealth.com/2008/06/racial-differences-in-athletes-heart/
2. http://www.mommiesmagazine.com/diversity-in-youth-sports/1133/

These articles talk about how football is more culturally diverseand how race is starting to become less of a factor in the sport. Its now got to the point where little leagues are starting to appear more where kids from different ethnic backgrounds come to play and aren’t judged by their appearance but rather by their ability to play the sport. These days, race is becoming less of a factor because people focus more on how the individuals play and how well they perform on the field.

3 Citations for Articles

Hermez, J. (2005). Burnt Orange: Television, Football, and the Representation of Ethnicity. . Television & New Media, 6(1), 49-69. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from Academic Search Premier .

This article talks about how the Dutch life related to sports is different and how fans respond when their team makes it to the finals or championship. The interviews that are made with fans, will focus on nationalism and ethnicity. It will also talk about how the male body is viewed in terms of race and how its represented through th media and how the audiences respond to it.

Scranton, S. (2005). ‘BEND IT LIKE PATEL’: Centring ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Gender in Feminist Analysis of Women’s Football in England. . International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 40(1), 71-88. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from Academic Search Premier.

This article is based on interviews held with women football players who play for clubs. This article focuses on the experiences of Black women and one Hindu woman in football in England. The people being interviewed aren’t just the players but also the managers, agents, and officials. The article will talk about how race and gender are important factors when it comes to football to women and how they are treated. I chose this article because it talks about how ethnicity and gender are affected when it comes to football.

Bradley, J. M. (1994). `Ethnicity’: The Irish in Scotland–Football, Politics and Identity. . Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences, 7(4), 423-439. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from Academic Search Premier.

This article talks about how Scotland has different characteristics involving football. Their different cultural players are what make Scotland so different from the rest because people even migrate to Scotland. I chose this article because it shows how diverse Scotland is when it comes to the sport of football because it shows a wide variety of ethnicity involved in the sport.

Summary/Description

The topic I chose for thise assignment was football and how its affected by ethnicity. The reason why i chose it is because i am a big football fan and i have played it in my high school years. This relates to my values and interests because i am a sports finatic and football is one of the main sports im into and it was the first sport i played in a tam with. This relates to my cluster theme because it is about how race is affected when it comes to football, dealing with racism and descrimination in and off the field when it comes to traveling to far places to play against different schools.

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