The topic of my research paper is to discuss and extract the causes and consequences that the media has on the stereotype of athletes, Hispanics, and college students in our modern culture. For my research paper, I plan on interviewing either a collegiate athlete, college professors, or a Hispanic college student, if not all of them. One student athlete that I would love to interview is Myron Rolle, an F.S.U. Football defensive back who graduated as a Junior and was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. It would be to get his perspective on the Dumb Jock Stereotype. Another person I would like to Interview is Dr. Billy Close, a current F.S.U. Professor and former F.S.U. student athlete. I would like to see how he stands on this stereotype since he has experience both aspects of the argument. To interview a Hispanic student athlete would be a great contribution for my research paper as well. Some questions I would ask include:
Where do you think the student athlete/dumb jock stereotype derives from?
Do you believe that student athletes get treated equally to their non-athletic counterparts? And if so, in a positive or negative way?
Do you believe that student athletes who perform in the class room as well as on the field get a bad rap due to other student athletes that fulfill the dumb jock stereotype?
For the professors and non athletic student who have a negative perception of student athletes, is their negative perception of jealousy of their own athletic inabilities?
Why is it that Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States and yet are under –represented in the media?
Can their lack of media misrepresentation be because of the language barrier?
Why is it that the few Hispanic characters represented in motion media have specific and negative stereotypical characteristics?
As a college student (or former college student), what was the ratio in percentage between the time you spent in scholarly work and partying?
What role did the school’s party reputation have in choosing to attend F.S.U.?
Are these stereotypes fair?