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Preface
Introduction
1 Gentlemen's Agreement: College Sports Become a State Institution
2 The State Alignment: White Suburbia and Athletic Talent
3 Build a Wall: The State Segregates Sports
4 Activating Capital: Pay-to-Play Sports
5 A Guide: Socializing Future College Athletes
6 The Offer Letter: Athletic Talent Secures Preferential College Access
Conclusion: Altering the Path
Appendix A: Study Participant Background Characteristics
Appendix B: Participant Recruitment
Appendix C: High School Sports Relative to College Sports
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index

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• Sociologia: desporto e lazer
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college sports; college athletics; white middle class; middle class; white students; white athletes; suburb; suburban youth; white suburban; suburban athletes; sports association; coaches; class status; elite universities; athletic talent; segregated sports; athletic scholarship; college athletes