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"Friday Night Lights" by H.C. Bissinger
Analytical Essay # 11645
"Friday Night Lights" by H.C. Bissinger
Sociological analysis of book on Odessa, Texas, high school football team & town's values, using approaches of functionalism, conflict theory & interactionism.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
6 sources |
1996
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"In Friday night lights: A town, a team, and a dream H. C. Bissinger recounts his observations of living in Odessa, Texas where he sees "high school sports keeping a town together, keeping it alive" (Bissinger, 1990, xi). With passion and sensitivity Bissinger records the triumphs and failings of Odessa's Permian Panthers. As a journalist Bissinger's aim is to explore the town's values about race, education, politics and the economy (Bissinger, 1990, p. xiii). Analysis of the sociological concepts emergent in Friday night lights will be examined against the rubric of functionalism, conflict theory, and interactionism. Since sports pervade contemporary American culture, it has become a preferred target of study for many sociologists. A new field of specialization, the sociology of sports, emerged with..."More papers on "Friday Night Lights" by H.C. Bissinger:
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"Friday Night Lights" by H.C. Bissinger (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Friday-Night-Lights-by-H-C-Bissinger/11645
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""Friday Night Lights" by H.C. Bissinger" 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Friday-Night-Lights-by-H-C-Bissinger/11645>
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