exam 2 Flashcards
when was racial segregation and lynching in the south
early 20th century
Where did the African Americans move
north
Where was sports an important part of AA culture
racially segregated schools
What helped AA build racial respect
international sports
Who was jesse owens
Political, national hero, destroying Aryan superiority myth
what did sports emphasis
physical over intellectual
what did sports promote
status quo
what did organized sports destroy
spirit of play
what is amateurism
play w/o pay
not work hard to win
What sports went pro
baseball and golf
What helped athletes in sports like track and tennis
sponsorships
expense reimbursements
What organization gained power
AAU
When did scholarships start for college athletes
1960
When could youths start to work full time
14-16yrs old
Why did they make a law to segregate teens from work force
extend education for careers
16+
why did this work law help teens?
spend more time with other teens
leisure activities that were unsupervised
What did they think harmed traditional social restraints
city life
country life a virtue
What did muscular Christianity help
Build character through sports participation
Teach morals
Adult socialization
Sports
Help start ymca/ ywca
What were the values of muscular Christianity
cooperation
self discipline
Who is luther halsey Gulick
Adult directed sport movement
Evolutionary play theory
Founded NYC public schools athletic league
Playground assoc. America
Boy scouts
Campfire girls
Invented triangle symbol of ymca
Gymnastics
Help invent basketball and volleyball
What is the meaning of ymca
mind and body
What happened after Gulick left
YMCA less competitive
more participation by all males
who promoted the evolutionary play theory
Stanley hall and Gulick
What are the stages of evolution
Early childhood – primal
(infants)
Childhood- pre savage
(Indiv games)
Teens – savage
(Group)
Why did people need sports to move through the evolutionary stages
proper physical, moral, and neural development
What did the evolution play theory use for sports as socializing agent
Creased special adult run intuitions
Gave rationale for sex segration
-Males- fight and hunt
-Females – care for home and give birth
When and who started the public school athletic leagues
Gluck in 1903
Why did many people think immigrants youth lacked
moral
play
understanding American values
What did the public school athletic league promote
discipline in schools
needed teachers approval in behavior and academic performance
What influenced the playground movement
evolutionary play
What did the play ground leaders hate
Unsupervised, unstructed play
Did not reach immigrants
When did highschool sports increase
early 20th century
What did people think public high school sports did
could teach social values needed for modern life
How did sports heroes come to be
Salesmanship, journalist, radio broadcasters
Part of new pop culture
Met needs in society
Why did sports heroes meet needs in society
Sports gave clear success
Challenged stereotypes
Who is jack johnson
heavy weight boxing champion
Why was it hard for jack johnson to get fights
his race
What was jack johnson like out of the ring
spender
married white women
what did johnson challenge
white supremacy idea
What did the whites fear with johnson
Success inspired other AA to challenge white supremacy