Real World Issue Summary Example

Summary with Real world theme identified and 3 key concepts-

This is just one way to answer this question. You must identify real world issue and discuss as well as key concepts.

            In the ethnographic article For the Love of Football, Tracie Canada studies the real world issues of power and inequality amongst football players. She specifically looks at how Black players are looked at on the field like a gladiator worthy of praise and how that changes in their daily lives. In the US tensions are masked by games and plays. Many are intimidated by their size and dark skin. They become stigmatized and discriminated against.

            Football players identity is shaped by long practices, early mornings and ideas about masculinity. It seems these long practices push body to the limits and showcase controlled violence.

Football is a mirror to our culture according to the article, it  represents the outcomes of winners and losers that our competitive society creates. It also looks at democratic ideas of fair play and equality.

Power is an essential feature of social relations. Football is  dominated by men mostly played and coached by them. This is revealing of the power structure in society. The anthropologist is told she has access because she is “ a pretty girl”.  


In the anthropology news article, "What to Call US Border Detention Centers, " by Adam Hodges he highlights the theme of human rights by sharing the conditions in US detention centers. Facts about the 
The article discusses stereotypes  like Mexican, criminal and ... as the identity of the immigrants