Henry Gates Louis in his essay “Delusions of Grandeur,” he analyzes the reason as to why young African Americans tend to take the path of an athlete, over something more realistic. His purpose in writing this is to show the negative effects that can be carried along with the child, if they wrongly believe they will only find success if it is on the field. The intended audience for his essay were adults, the common public, educators, also young African Americans so they can understand that success doesn’t only come with being an athlete. Gates message to the reader is, to make them aware of the causes that may be holding the young African Americans back, and reaching their full potential.
Henry Gates Louis, a successful author, historian, and much more, writes about why young African Americans believe that the peak of their success will only be reached by dribbling a ball. Gates analyses why this happens, and what is causing it to do so. “Young athletes, particularly young black athletes, are especially ill-served. Many of them are functionally …show more content…
In Beamon’s study she found, “As a result, African American males may face consequences that are distinctly different from the consequences of those who are not socialized as intensively toward athletics, such as lower levels of academic achievement, higher expectations for professional sports careers as a means to upward mobility, and lower levels of career maturity (1).” Raising your child for their life to be focused around sports and becoming the next football superstar, can turn into becoming a negative, more often than a positive. Making sure one supports their child in both athletics and academics is important, but emphasizing that sports leads to success, but not so much academics, can leave lasting
Henry Gates Louis, a successful author, historian, and much more, writes about why young African Americans believe that the peak of their success will only be reached by dribbling a ball. Gates analyses why this happens, and what is causing it to do so. “Young athletes, particularly young black athletes, are especially ill-served. Many of them are functionally …show more content…
In Beamon’s study she found, “As a result, African American males may face consequences that are distinctly different from the consequences of those who are not socialized as intensively toward athletics, such as lower levels of academic achievement, higher expectations for professional sports careers as a means to upward mobility, and lower levels of career maturity (1).” Raising your child for their life to be focused around sports and becoming the next football superstar, can turn into becoming a negative, more often than a positive. Making sure one supports their child in both athletics and academics is important, but emphasizing that sports leads to success, but not so much academics, can leave lasting