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Title

Philly Hoop Dreams: The Social Organization of Black Basketball in Philadelphia

Authors

Scott N. Brooks, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

October 2001

A study of basketball in Philadelphia suggests that players are made, not born and that success is not based solely upon the efforts of an individual. Rather, success is heavily influenced by the operations of a local social network.