Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze ethical issues and current trends of major college athletics in relationship to Black males in society. The focus of this chapter is on identity and how higher education institutions can cultivate a more balanced student-athlete mindset through images and representations. In addition to a review of relevant literature, a content analysis of six State Farm Insurance Cliff and Chris Paul commercials was conducted so that new knowledge is applied to the constructs of academic and athletic identity. Commercial and advertisement content analysis was utilized to address student-athlete life skills issues in terms of transferable attributes from sport to life. College athletics programs need to develop systemic and culturally relevant strategies that enable Black males to transfer skill sets developed through participation in intercollegiate athletics to future occupational endeavors. The chapter concludes with a recommendation section for education research, practice, and policy.
Date Created
June 2015
STARS Citation
Harrison, C.; Bukstein, Scott; and Lawrence, Suzanne, "A Cliff (Scholar) and Chris (Baller) Paul State Farm Ad Campaign Analysis" (2015). EGS Content. 141.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/egs_content/141
https://works.bepress.com/scott_bukstein/11/download/