Young College Athletes See 'Raceless' World, Study Says
NASHVILLE, TENN.
A new study showing similar levels of agreement among White and Black college athletes that racial and ethnic discrimination is no longer a problem bucks more than 70 years of social science trends relating to racial perceptions of discrimination.
The report, "There's No Race on the Playing Field: Perceptions of Racial Discrimination Among White and Black Athletes," appears in the most recent edition of the Journal of Sport and Social Issues.
"Whites and Blacks have never agreed when it comes to perceptions of racial and ethnic discrimination. This gap has been consistent since researchers first started tracking social science survey data in the …
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Publication information:
Article title: Young College Athletes See 'Raceless' World, Study Says.
Contributors: Not available.
Magazine title: Black Issues in Higher Education.
Volume: 20.
Issue: 13
Publication date: August 14, 2003.
Page number: 12.
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