Sociology 131 Movie Analysis: Hoop Dreams Kerry A. Rockquemore Henry Ford Community College
		E-mail | Course Materials | Extra Credit | The News | Soc Links | My Vitae | Home Below are terms/ideas that we have discussed in class and/or in your textbook. Select at least five of the following tems to use in your analysis/explanation of the events that took place in the movie.   The Cast: Emma Gates ........................................William's Mother Curtis Gates .................................... William's Brother Sheila Agee ....................................... Arthur's Mother Arthur "Bo" Agee .................................. Arthur's Father Earl Smith ........................................... Talent Scout Gene Pingatore ............ St. Joseph High School Basketball Coach Isiah Thomas ..................... Detroit Piston Basketball Player Sister Marlyn Hopewell .............. St. Joseph Guidance Counselor Bill Gleason ........................ "Sportswriter on TV" Reporter Patricia Weir .................. President, Encyclopedia Brittanica Marjorie Heard ............ Marshall High School Guidance Counselor Luther Bedford .............. Marshall High School Basketball Coach Aretha Mitchell ........... Marshall High School Guidance Counselor Shannon Johnson .............................. Arthur's Best Friend Tomika Agee ....................................... Arthur's Sister Joe "Sweetie" Agee ............................... Arthur's Brother Jazz Agee ...................... Tomika's Daughter (Arthur's Niece) Catherine Mines ............................. William's Girlfriend Alicia Mines ................................... William's Daughter Alvin Bibbs .............................. William's Brother-In-Law Willie Gates ..................................... William's Father James Kelly ................. Marshall Teacher and School Registrar Michael O'Brie.......... St. Joseph High School Director of Finance Dick Vitale ......................... Television Sports Commentator Kevin O'Neill .......... Marquette University Head Basketball Coach Bobby Knight ............. Indiana University Head Basketball Coach Joey Meyer ................ DePaul University Head Basketball Coach Frank Du Bois ......................... Nike Camp Academic Director Spike Lee ........................................... Film Director Bo Ellis .......... Marquette University Assistant Basketball Coach Bob Gibbons .......................... Independent Basketball Scout Dennis Doyle .... St. Joseph High School Assistant Basketball Coach Clarence Webb .................Marshall High School Science Teacher Stan Wilson .......................... Independent Basketball Scout Derrick Zinneman ........... Marshall High School Basketball Player Tim Gray ............. Mineral Area Junior College Basketball Coach Myron Gordon ........ Mineral Area Junior College Basketball Player   TERMS FOR ANALYSIS: Statification Intergenerational Mobility Residential Segregation Equality of Educational Opportunity Gender/Race/Class Inequality - who has the power? Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Social Networks Theoretical Paradigms: Structural Functional/Conlict/Symbolic Interactionist The American Dream
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