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ERIC Number: EJ679902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Race, Cultural Capital, and the Educational Effects of Participation in Sports.
Eitle, Tamela McNulty; Eitle, David J.
Sociology of Education, v75 n2 p123-46 Apr 2002
Considers whether cultural capital, household educational resources, family structure, and race relate to participation in football, basketball, or other sports and whether the effects of participation on academic achievement differ by race and sport. Suggests that cultural disadvantage contributes to increased interest in basketball and football as social capital. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Basketball, Family Characteristics, Family Financial Resources, Family Structure, Football, High School Students, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Race, Secondary Education, Social Capital, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Capital; National Education Longitudinal Study 1988
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.