CSCC43H3 Lecture : With all the socio.docx

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With all the socio-cultural barriers to physical activity, some barriers are focused more than others. Barriers like education, social economic status and sexual orientation are well researched and explained but the topic of racial stacking has not been focused on much as it should. Racial stacking refers to the over or under- representation of certain racial group members in particular positions within team sports. Racial stacking occurs in all of the big four sports, basketball, hockey, football and baseball. In football and baseball specific positions are usually given preference to different races. There is no starting running back in the nfl who is white, but there are not many starting quarterbacks who are black. In baseball centerfield is primarily played by african americans but the infield positions mainly have white players. Hockey and basketball do not have positions that favour certain backgrounds, instead the entire sport is dominated by one race.

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