Here is the Student Discussion Worksheet for Chapter 9. Don't worry about the worksheet for chapter 4.
See you all on Monday! Please remember to read Chapter 9.
Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies
Student Discussion Worksheet
Name: ____________________________________________ Due date: ______________
Reading: Ch. 9, “Race and Ethnicity: Are They Important in Sports?”
1. Your 14-year-old brother comes to you and asks why he sees so many black athletes in certain sports, and so few or none in other sports. What are three of the main points you would talk about in your discussion with him?
Point #1:
Point #2:
Point #3:
2. Your 16-year-old son attends a U.S. high school with the sport team nickname of “Redskins.” The team mascot is a caricature of a Native American in war paint and feather headdress carrying a tomahawk. Your son wants to apply to be the mascot for next year. He wants to know if it’s okay with you (by the way, you live close to a reservation where 1 in 6 teens attempt suicide, the unemployment rate is 30%, and 70% of the households are under the poverty level). You want your son to make an informed decision about what to do. What points do you emphasize in your discussion?
3. As the principal of a new racially and ethnically mixed high school, you want to use the varsity sport program as a site for highlighting positive intergroup relations in your school. What challenges will you face as you try to do this? What challenges will be the most difficult to deal with?
Challenges:
Most difficult challenge:
