SOCI 3670 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Marching Band, Pep Squad, Gender Role
28 Jun 2016
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The great american football ritual douglas e. foley. In the fall, north towners avidly support their high school football team. Community ritual socializes nt youth to carry on a number of traditional cultural practices governing class, race and gender relations. In the pep rally, anglo players are presented first, followed by mexicano players. Known as goodie goodies and riches , brains . Generally, students were school spirit" proud to promote loyalty to the school and community. Females cream of the crop", wide range of young ladies, a large number of socially prominent and cool". Males real men" did not sign up for band, considered band fags": exception, did drugs, had their own rock and roll band, or guys from musical families who planned to become professional musicians. Players refer to band players as the eunuchs on their royal court: jocks perceive no competition for dating the attractive girls in the band and pep club.
