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Informationen zum Autor KIRSTEN HEXTRUM is an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies and a faculty affiliate in women's and gender studies at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Klappentext Special Admission contradicts the national belief that college sports provide an avenue for upward mobility. Kirsten Hextrum reveals the dynamic relationship between the state, elite groups, private entities, educational institutions, and athletic organizations that concentrate opportunities in white suburban communities. Thus, college sports allow white, middle-class athletes to accelerate their advantages through admission to elite universities. Zusammenfassung Contradicts the American belief that college sports provide upward mobility opportunities. Kirsten Hextrum charts the historic and contemporary relationships between colleges, athletics, and white middle-class communities that ensure white suburban youth are advantaged in special athletic admissions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1 Gentlemen's Agreement: College Sports Become a State Institution 2 The State Alignment: White Suburbia and Athletic Talent 3 Build a Wall: The State Segregates Sports 4 Activating Capital: Pay-to-Play Sports 5 A Guide: Socializing Future College Athletes 6 The Offer Letter: Athletic Talent Secures Preferential College Access Conclusion: Altering the Path Appendix A: Study Participant Background Characteristics Appendix B: Participant Recruitment Appendix C: High School Sports Relative to College Sports Acknowledgments Notes References Index
