Louis Harrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 3621088 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Harrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Harrison |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-2200-3500 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
When the Mirage Fades: Black Boys Encountering Antiblackness in a Predominantly White Catholic High School
Private high schools are often viewed as bastions of scholastic and social opportunities, but the cost of tuition has rendered these sites predominantly white and more segregated than public schools. However, with the ability to recruit, Black boys have become prime targets of predominantly white private Catholic high schools seeking promising student-athletes. As a result, the population of Black boys at these schools are composed almost entirel…
Troubling the Waters: A Critical Essay on Black Male Role Models and Mentors
The Misintegration of the Negro: A Historical Analysis of Black Male Habitus in Sport and Schooling
Drawing from the lenses of critical race theory (CRT) and Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of habitus, this article compares the Jackie Robinson story with the Brown versus Board of Education narrative. This juxtaposition illustrates the similarities of these narratives and how interests converged racially. By comparing these historical narratives, we show that there are significant racial contingencies African Americans must internalize to integrate int…
Are we committed to issues of race? Institutional integrity across intercollegiate athletics
The present study employs critical race theory in a critical discourse analysis of intercollegiate athletic departmental directives for high-profile National Collegiate Athletic Association member programs. Consideration of institutional integrity from critical perspectives can advance a nuanced understanding and gain further insight into the sociocultural issues and move toward eliminating inequities relevant to black student athlete stakeholder…
A Resilience Intervention in African-American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
The RB-DSME shows feasibility and promise for enhancing health; a full-scale randomized trial is warranted
Positivity and Indicators of Health among African Americans with Diabetes
Further support for the utility and generalizability of the positivity ratio was provided. Cultivating positive emotions may improve the health of individuals with type 2 diabetes
Diamonds in the Rough: Examining a Case of Successful Black Male Student Athletes in College Sport
Ailing academic performances of Black male student athletes have been an impetus for a search of recourse by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Amid the volume of these academic underperformances, particularly in revenue-generating sports, there are Black male student athletes who achieve a level of success in the classroom that rivals their athletic prowess. The present case study investigated the self-perceptions and behaviors contri…
Living the dream or awakening from the nightmare: Race and athletic identity
Education is often viewed as the door that leads out of poverty for many students of color. But for many African American boys and young men, the dream of becoming a professional athlete is a door that appears to be wide open. Considering the over‐representation of African American athletes in revenue‐producing sports in colleges, universities and at the professional ranks, it is no surprise that many African American male youth develop aspiratio…
Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture
All young people need good role models, and black youth especially need positive and real examples beyond the famous and wealthy people they see on SportsCenter highlights and MTV Cribs. While success as a celebrity athlete or entertainer may seem like an achievable dream, the reality is that young African Americans have a much greater chance of succeeding in the professions through education and hard work—and a mentor to show them the path. Real…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
White Men Can't Jump: Race, Gender and Natural Athleticism
This study examined the ways young people negotiate, take up and/or resist dominant discourses of race, athleticism and sport in school physical education contexts in the southeastern United States. The participants in this performance ethnography study were 28 high school students and one physical education teacher/coach. Data from multiple sources were collected, including field notes, and formal and informal interviews with each participant. T…
Ear to the Streets: The Race, Hip-Hop, and Sports Learning Community at Louisiana State University
Learning communities are defined as linked courses that encourage integration of the curriculum, help students establish academic and social support networks, and bring the faculty together to collaborate in meaningful ways. The purpose of this article is to describe a learning community based on two linked courses with an African American popular culture theme. The design, function, and process of this learning community are described, and resul…
African American Racial Identity and Sport
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to synthesize and apply African American racial identity theory and related research to the development of sport and physical activity patterns and preferences in African American youth. Historically the African American over-representation in particular sports phenomena has been examined genetically, anthropocentrically, physiologically, sociologically, and psychologically. The profusion of explanations is…
Race and Gender Differences in the Sources of Students’ Self‐schemata for Sport and Physical Activities
The most recent United States Surgeon General's report underscores the need for increased levels of regular physical activity in the US population in general, and in minorities and women in particular. Insight into variations in participation patterns in particular sports and physical activities may provide insight into the differing activity levels in women and minorities. Resent research, utilizing self‐schemata conceptual framework, indicates …
Race and Gender Differences in Sport Participation as a Function of Self-Schema
The present investigation studied the influence of race and gender on sport and physical activity choices by regarding specific sport and physical activities as appropriate for participation or self-defining for race and gender groups. The study was designed to confirm the existence of self-schemata for sport and physical activities. A computer-generated instrument was employed to assess the existence and strength of self-schemata. Results of log…
Race and Gender Differences in Sport Participation as a Function of Self-Schema
The present investigation studied the influence of race and gender on sport and physical activity choices by regarding specific sport and physical activities as appropriate for participation or self-defining for race and gender groups. The study was designed to confirm the existence of self-schemata for sport and physical activities. A computer-generated instrument was employed to assess the existence and strength of self-schemata. Results of log…
White Men Can't Jump: Race, Gender and Natural Athleticism
This study examined the ways young people negotiate, take up and/or resist dominant discourses of race, athleticism and sport in school physical education contexts in the southeastern United States. The participants in this performance ethnography study were 28 high school students and one physical education teacher/coach. Data from multiple sources were collected, including field notes, and formal and informal interviews with each participant. T…
African American Racial Identity and Sport
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to synthesize and apply African American racial identity theory and related research to the development of sport and physical activity patterns and preferences in African American youth. Historically the African American over-representation in particular sports phenomena has been examined genetically, anthropocentrically, physiologically, sociologically, and psychologically. The profusion of explanations is…
Diamonds in the Rough: Examining a Case of Successful Black Male Student Athletes in College Sport
Ailing academic performances of Black male student athletes have been an impetus for a search of recourse by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Amid the volume of these academic underperformances, particularly in revenue-generating sports, there are Black male student athletes who achieve a level of success in the classroom that rivals their athletic prowess. The present case study investigated the self-perceptions and behaviors contri…
Living the dream or awakening from the nightmare: Race and athletic identity
Education is often viewed as the door that leads out of poverty for many students of color. But for many African American boys and young men, the dream of becoming a professional athlete is a door that appears to be wide open. Considering the over‐representation of African American athletes in revenue‐producing sports in colleges, universities and at the professional ranks, it is no surprise that many African American male youth develop aspiratio…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
When the Mirage Fades: Black Boys Encountering Antiblackness in a Predominantly White Catholic High School
Private high schools are often viewed as bastions of scholastic and social opportunities, but the cost of tuition has rendered these sites predominantly white and more segregated than public schools. However, with the ability to recruit, Black boys have become prime targets of predominantly white private Catholic high schools seeking promising student-athletes. As a result, the population of Black boys at these schools are composed almost entirel…
Troubling the Waters: A Critical Essay on Black Male Role Models and Mentors
The Misintegration of the Negro: A Historical Analysis of Black Male Habitus in Sport and Schooling
Drawing from the lenses of critical race theory (CRT) and Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of habitus, this article compares the Jackie Robinson story with the Brown versus Board of Education narrative. This juxtaposition illustrates the similarities of these narratives and how interests converged racially. By comparing these historical narratives, we show that there are significant racial contingencies African Americans must internalize to integrate int…
Race and Gender Differences in the Sources of Students’ Self‐schemata for Sport and Physical Activities
The most recent United States Surgeon General's report underscores the need for increased levels of regular physical activity in the US population in general, and in minorities and women in particular. Insight into variations in participation patterns in particular sports and physical activities may provide insight into the differing activity levels in women and minorities. Resent research, utilizing self‐schemata conceptual framework, indicates …
Race and Gender Differences in the Sources of Students’ Self‐schemata for Sport and Physical Activities
The most recent United States Surgeon General's report underscores the need for increased levels of regular physical activity in the US population in general, and in minorities and women in particular. Insight into variations in participation patterns in particular sports and physical activities may provide insight into the differing activity levels in women and minorities. Resent research, utilizing self‐schemata conceptual framework, indicates …
Race and Gender Differences in Sport Participation as a Function of Self-Schema
The present investigation studied the influence of race and gender on sport and physical activity choices by regarding specific sport and physical activities as appropriate for participation or self-defining for race and gender groups. The study was designed to confirm the existence of self-schemata for sport and physical activities. A computer-generated instrument was employed to assess the existence and strength of self-schemata. Results of log…
African American Racial Identity and Sport
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to synthesize and apply African American racial identity theory and related research to the development of sport and physical activity patterns and preferences in African American youth. Historically the African American over-representation in particular sports phenomena has been examined genetically, anthropocentrically, physiologically, sociologically, and psychologically. The profusion of explanations is…
Ear to the Streets: The Race, Hip-Hop, and Sports Learning Community at Louisiana State University
Learning communities are defined as linked courses that encourage integration of the curriculum, help students establish academic and social support networks, and bring the faculty together to collaborate in meaningful ways. The purpose of this article is to describe a learning community based on two linked courses with an African American popular culture theme. The design, function, and process of this learning community are described, and resul…
Brown in Black and White-Then and Now: A Question of Educating or Sporting African American Males in America
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case was used as a point of reference to elaborate on the often divergent realities in education and sport for Black and White Americans. The impetus to integrate sport and the movement to integrate educational institutions in America were two separate yet often paralleled phenomena. It is typically argued that efforts to integrate educational institutions were about ensuring eq…
White Men Can't Jump: Race, Gender and Natural Athleticism
This study examined the ways young people negotiate, take up and/or resist dominant discourses of race, athleticism and sport in school physical education contexts in the southeastern United States. The participants in this performance ethnography study were 28 high school students and one physical education teacher/coach. Data from multiple sources were collected, including field notes, and formal and informal interviews with each participant. T…
Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture
All young people need good role models, and black youth especially need positive and real examples beyond the famous and wealthy people they see on SportsCenter highlights and MTV Cribs. While success as a celebrity athlete or entertainer may seem like an achievable dream, the reality is that young African Americans have a much greater chance of succeeding in the professions through education and hard work—and a mentor to show them the path. Real…
Living the dream or awakening from the nightmare: Race and athletic identity
Education is often viewed as the door that leads out of poverty for many students of color. But for many African American boys and young men, the dream of becoming a professional athlete is a door that appears to be wide open. Considering the over‐representation of African American athletes in revenue‐producing sports in colleges, universities and at the professional ranks, it is no surprise that many African American male youth develop aspiratio…
Diamonds in the Rough: Examining a Case of Successful Black Male Student Athletes in College Sport
Ailing academic performances of Black male student athletes have been an impetus for a search of recourse by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Amid the volume of these academic underperformances, particularly in revenue-generating sports, there are Black male student athletes who achieve a level of success in the classroom that rivals their athletic prowess. The present case study investigated the self-perceptions and behaviors contri…
Positivity and Indicators of Health among African Americans with Diabetes
Further support for the utility and generalizability of the positivity ratio was provided. Cultivating positive emotions may improve the health of individuals with type 2 diabetes
A Resilience Intervention in African-American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
The RB-DSME shows feasibility and promise for enhancing health; a full-scale randomized trial is warranted
The Misintegration of the Negro: A Historical Analysis of Black Male Habitus in Sport and Schooling
Drawing from the lenses of critical race theory (CRT) and Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of habitus, this article compares the Jackie Robinson story with the Brown versus Board of Education narrative. This juxtaposition illustrates the similarities of these narratives and how interests converged racially. By comparing these historical narratives, we show that there are significant racial contingencies African Americans must internalize to integrate int…
Are we committed to issues of race? Institutional integrity across intercollegiate athletics
The present study employs critical race theory in a critical discourse analysis of intercollegiate athletic departmental directives for high-profile National Collegiate Athletic Association member programs. Consideration of institutional integrity from critical perspectives can advance a nuanced understanding and gain further insight into the sociocultural issues and move toward eliminating inequities relevant to black student athlete stakeholder…
When the Mirage Fades: Black Boys Encountering Antiblackness in a Predominantly White Catholic High School
Private high schools are often viewed as bastions of scholastic and social opportunities, but the cost of tuition has rendered these sites predominantly white and more segregated than public schools. However, with the ability to recruit, Black boys have become prime targets of predominantly white private Catholic high schools seeking promising student-athletes. As a result, the population of Black boys at these schools are composed almost entirel…
Troubling the Waters: A Critical Essay on Black Male Role Models and Mentors
Sociology (13 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (6 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (6 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (5 works)