Football and American identity

Abstract

* Preface * Introduction * Chapter 1. The School and American Football * The Social Psychology of Football * The Academic Achievements of Football Players and Other Athletes * Children's Football * Football and Aggression * Death and Injury on the Playing Field * Football As an Alternative Status System * Summary * Chapter 2. College Football--The Professionals' Minor League * Football Develops a Subculture * Recruiting College Football Players * Money and Greed--The College Football Business * The Race Issue in College Football * Who Plays College Football? * The College Football Coach--Role Model for All Seasons * Football Injuries and Football Deaths * Cheerleaders * Summary * Chapter 3. Football As a Profession * A Brief History of Professional Football * The Coming of Television * Race and the NFL * Football Fanatics * The Domestic Lives of Football Players * Professional Football Players As Victims * Professional Football and Social Class * Summary * Chapter 4. Football and Social Stratification * The Status of Football Players * Wealth, Income, and the Football Business * Race and Football: A Mixed Marriage * The Jewish Football Experience * Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas: Mothers of American Football * Gender and Sexual Orientation * Retired Football Players * Summary * Chapter 5. They Also Serve * Coaches * Scouts * Trainers * Officials * Cheerleaders * Football Doctors, Injuries, and Drugs * General Managers * Owners * Summary * Chapter 6. Fanatics * The Football Hall of Fans * Female Football Fans * The Football Culture * Regional and Generational Differences Among Football Fans * The Tailgate Party and the Football Diet * In Groups and Out Groups * Fan Violence * Fantasy Football * The Influence of Gender on Human Contact * Catharsis * Summary * Chapter 7. Football and the Media * Announcers and Analysts * Football and the Written Word--Print Journalism Supports the Game * Women Enter the Locker Room * Magazines * Football Books * Football in Film * Football Songs and Lyrics * Football Jokes * Summary * Chapter 8. The Football Business * Money, Money Everywhere * Film Production * Advertising * Merchandise * Contract Advisers/Agents * Lawyers * Stadium Construction Profits * Gambling * Small Business Contracts * Summary * Chapter 9. Crime and American Football * The Benedict-Yaeger Research * Felonies and Misdemeanors: The Football Culture of Crime * Super Bowl XXXIV * Understanding Criminality Among Football Players * Gambling and Drugs * The Sociology of Crime * Summary * Chapter 10. The National Football League * Football Politics and the South * College Football Politics * The Commissioners * The NFL Machine * Urban Warfare * The International NFL * From Football to Politics * The NFL Community * Summary * Epilogue * Notes * Index