And Puerto Rico -- unsurprisingly there are some huge differences, mostly based on Puerto Rico exhibiting a collectivist cultural code compared to the U.S. (Corey et al
This is especially important when the subject of conflict as destructive culture is raised, wherein conflict is defined as a culture of its own: to the ordinary layman, conflict is a type of interpersonal or cross-cultural situation but it is not exactly a "culture" per se. The straightforward definition of conflict is "real or perceived incompatibilities of processes, understandings, and viewpoints between people" (Duck McMahan 2014,) However we need to consider from the standpoint of communications what constitutes a culture
Current literature touches on many of the themes of the movie. A recent study of college students by Harrison and Lawrence looks at the perception regarding what seems to be the now dominating role of blacks in American sports today (Harrison & Lawrence, 2004)
The theme of whiteness, in which whites are predominant in the sports world within Glory Road is also captured in more recent literature. Even in the 1990s and 2000s there is a white dominance, and although it is becoming more widely recognized, its presence means that there is in fact a white dominance in sports (McDonald, 2005)
Even without racial issues and white privilege and white dominance in sports, there exists stereotypes regarding certain sports being for women and certain sports being for men. These issues of stereotypes of men and women also are enforced by the media, which is demonstrated by the media coverage of Wimbledon (Vincent 2004)
Much like in Glory Road when Don Haskins and his team had to challenge the whiteness, athletes have had to continue to challenge white dominance of the sporting world. The complicated issues of race in sports is reflected within long-distance running in which the media, event organizers, and participants have looked for ways to deal with whiteness in a sport in which white's had traditional supremacy but were losing it (Walton & Butryn, 2006)
Long- distance running shows the stereotypes, whiteness, and attempts to maintain white privilege in sport which have existed over the years. Boxing, though, is a sport that is not traditionally white but consists of many racist elements which appear to be inherent contradictions (Woodward, 2004)