LEADER 05030oam 2200793I 450 001 9910970834203321 005 20250417191514.0 010 $a9781135427214 010 $a1135427216 010 $a9781315044125 010 $a1315044129 010 $a9780789025265 010 $a0789025264 010 $a9781135427146 010 $a1135427143 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315044125 035 $a(CKB)2550000001128530 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001158523 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11667206 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001158523 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11101791 035 $a(PQKB)10024394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1461057 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1461057 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10781108 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL529164 035 $a(OCoLC)862048899 035 $a(OCoLC)900483310 035 $a(OCoLC)908072335 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133084 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001128530 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFootball and American identity /$fGerhard Falk 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (290 pages) 225 0 $aContemporary sports issues 300 $aReprint. Originally published in 2005 by Haworth Press. 311 08$a9780789025272 311 08$a0789025272 311 08$a9781299979130 311 08$a1299979130 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $ach. 1. The school and American football -- ch. 2. College football : the professionals minor league -- ch. 3. Football as a profession -- ch. 4. Football and social stratification -- ch. 5. They also serve -- ch. 6. Fanatics -- ch. 7. Football and the media -- ch. 8. The football business -- ch. 9. Crime and American football -- ch. 10. The national football league. 330 $aLearn the value of football to American society No sport reflects the American value system like football. Visitors to the United States need only watch a game or two to learn all they need to know about the American way of life and the beliefs, attitudes, and concerns of American society. Football and American Identity examines the social conditions and cultural implications found in the football subculture, represented by core values such as competition, conflict, diversity, power, economic success, fair play, liberty, and patriotism. This unique book goes beyond the standard fare on football strategy and history, or the biographies of famous players and coaches, to analyze the reasons why the game is the essence of the American spirit. Author Gerhard Falk, Professor of Sociology at the State University College of New York at Buffalo, examines football as a game, as a business, and as a reflection of the diversity in American life. Football and American Identity also addresses the relationship between football and the media, with much of the game's income generated by advertising and endorsements, and examines the presence of crime in football culture. The book discusses the development of the game—and those involved in it—at the Pop Warner, college, and professional levels, examining the social origin of players, coaches, cheerleaders, and owners. In addition, Football and American Identity analyzes the game's fans and their devotion to “their” teams, examines why Pennsylvania is considered the “mother” of American football, and looks at the National Football League and its commissioners. Football and American Identity examines: how individualism and achievement can lead to mythological status why a person's occupation is the most important indicator of prestige in the United States what the consequences are of earning more in a year than most 330 8 $aAmericans make in a lifetime why equality is vital to the ethnic make-up of American football teams why teamwork is important-in football and in industry how freedom is essential for taking the risks necessary for success and much more!Football and American Identity is an inside look at football as an American cultural phenomenon. Devoted and casual fans of the game, as well as academics working in sociology, will find this unique book interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking. 410 0$aContemporary sports issues. 606 $aFootball$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aFootball players$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 606 $aSocial values$zUnited States 606 $aNational characteristics, American 615 0$aFootball$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFootball players$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aSocial values 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 676 $a290 700 $aFalk$b Gerhard$f1924-,$0871608 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970834203321 996 $aFootball and American identity$94355690 997 $aUNINA