Table of Contents

• Preface
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1. The School and American Football
  
• The Social Psychology of Football
  
• The Academic Achievements of Football Players and Other Athletes
  
• Children’s Football
  
• Football and Aggression
  
• Death and Injury on the Playing Field
  
• Football As an Alternative Status System
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 2. College FootballThe Professionals’ Minor League
  
• Football Develops a Subculture
  
• Recruiting College Football Players
  
• Money and GreedThe College Football Business
  
• The Race Issue in College Football
  
• Who Plays College Football?
  
• The College Football CoachRole Model for All Seasons
  
• Football Injuries and Football Deaths
  
• Cheerleaders
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 3. Football As a Profession
  
• A Brief History of Professional Football
  
• The Coming of Television
  
• Race and the NFL
  
• Football Fanatics
  
• The Domestic Lives of Football Players
  
• Professional Football Players As Victims
  
• Professional Football and Social Class
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 4. Football and Social Stratification
  
• The Status of Football Players
  
• Wealth, Income, and the Football Business
  
• Race and Football: A Mixed Marriage
  
• The Jewish Football Experience
  
• Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas: Mothers of American Football
  
• Gender and Sexual Orientation
  
• Retired Football Players
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 5. They Also Serve
  
• Coaches
  
• Scouts
  
• Trainers
  
• Officials
  
• Cheerleaders
  
• Football Doctors, Injuries, and Drugs
  
• General Managers
  
• Owners
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 6. Fanatics
  
• The Football Hall of Fans
  
• Female Football Fans
  
• The Football Culture
  
• Regional and Generational Differences Among Football Fans
  
• The Tailgate Party and the Football Diet
  
• In Groups and Out Groups
  
• Fan Violence
  
• Fantasy Football
  
• The Influence of Gender on Human Contact
  
• Catharsis
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 7. Football and the Media
  
• Announcers and Analysts
  
• Football and the Written WordPrint Journalism Supports the Game
  
• Women Enter the Locker Room
  
• Magazines
  
• Football Books
  
• Football in Film
  
• Football Songs and Lyrics
  
• Football Jokes
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 8. The Football Business
  
• Money, Money Everywhere
  
• Film Production
  
• Advertising
  
• Merchandise
  
• Contract Advisers/Agents
  
• Lawyers
  
• Stadium Construction Profits
  
• Gambling
  
• Small Business Contracts
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 9. Crime and American Football
  
• The Benedict-Yaeger Research
  
• Felonies and Misdemeanors: The Football Culture of Crime
  
• Super Bowl XXXIV
  
• Understanding Criminality Among Football Players
  
• Gambling and Drugs
  
• The Sociology of Crime
  
• Summary
  
• Chapter 10. The National Football League
  
• Football Politics and the South
  
• College Football Politics
  
• The Commissioners
  
• The NFL Machine
  
• Urban Warfare
  
• The International NFL
  
• From Football to Politics
  
• The NFL Community
  
• Summary
  
• Epilogue
  
• Notes
  
• Index
  

About the Author

Frank Hoffmann