The Black Experience within English Semiprofessional Soccer

Bibliographic Data

ID2348879
AuthorsR L Jones (0000-0003-1781-6869, University of Bath, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume26
Issue1
Pages47-65
Publication date2002-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Sport and Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0193-7235 • E-ISSN: 1552-7638
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0193723502261004
OpenAlexW2032742223
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited32

In addressing the wider issue of the Black experience in sport, this study provides an avenue of research into perceived discriminatory practices against Black semiprofessional soccer players and how such practices are dealt with by the players. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 Black players to document their related experiences. Analysis of common emergent themes from the data reveal that the continued existence of stereotypical attitudes toward Black players limit their opportunities within the game, while spectator racial abuse, particularly outside London, is a frequent occurrence. The findings are located within the tenets of race, identity, and mainstream cultural practice within present British society, and the interaction that occurs between them. It is anticipated that despite respondent optimism, progress through, and elevation within, the semiprofessional game for Blacks continues to be slow and uneven

Aesthetics · Identity (music · Mainstream · Optimism · Political science · Race (biology · Respondent · Sociology · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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