“There's no race on the playing field”: Perceptions of Racial Discrimination Among White and Black Athletes

Journal of Sport & Social Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-183

  Brown, Tony N ^a   Jackson, James S ^b   Brown, Kendrick T ^c   Sellers, Robert M ^a   Keiper, Shelley ^a   Manuel, Warde J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Daniel Katz Distinguished University   (United States)

^c MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

identity; public opinion; racelessness; racial discrimination; student athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044436101     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193732502250715     Document Type: Article

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