SOC 100 13 September 2013 Coach Carter and Sociology What is the study of sociology and why is it important? Sociology is the study of the development‚ structure‚ and functioning of human society. The study of sociology allows a person to become well informed citizens who are aware of the very complex nature of social life and differences in society (plashet.newham.sch.uk). In the study of sociology there are three different sociological perspectives that allow a person to look at society and
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COACH CARTER ESSAY In the movie Coach Carter‚ the Coach uses every kind of management styles to communicate with his basketball team. Coach Carter first uses Autocratic. An autocratic manager likes to be in control and has absolute power. He takes no account of other people’s wishes or opinions and uses rewards and punishment to achieve objectives. His decision making is centralized with a strict hierarchical chain of command. He is task orientated and uses one way communication. One scene where
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Coach Carter is a movie inspired my real-life events based in the inner city of California (Bridgett‚ Carter‚ Scanlon‚ & Toffler‚ 2005). )Samuel L. Jackson’s character‚ Ken Carter‚ served as a basketball coach in Coach Carter (Bridgett‚ Carter‚ Scanlon‚ & Toffler‚ 2005). “Ken” also served as an arrogant and controversial to the majority of his community‚ for example‚ the players on the team‚ their parents‚ and his coworkers (Bridgett‚ Carter‚ Scanlon‚ & Toffler‚ 2005). In the film‚ Coach Ken Carter
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be able to understand the personalities of the characters whilst watching a film rather than reading a novel. I find that they are easier to analyze. Coach Carter is based on a true story‚ Samuel L. Jackson portrays Ken Carter who has a legend status at Richmond high. At the beginning of the film Carter was offered a job at the school as head coach of the basketball team. He accepted the job to attempt to bring change into the poor neighborhood and to the student athletes who played for the basketball
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Coach Carter Management Assignment In the movie‚ Coach Carter‚ it is seen that the coaching style of Carter differs from most. In order to be eligible to play for the Richmond basketball team‚ the players must follow a strict regime outlined in a contract that they are to sign. Some of the rules are that each team member must maintain a 2.3 GPA‚ be seated in front of all their classes‚ and wear a shirt and tie. As it is obvious‚ most coaches do not have such set of rules. Most coaches only require
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Cody Wilmoth Evaluation paper 1/12/13 Coach Carter Coach Carter was released June 18‚ 2005. I critiqued this movie on two very important factors‚ which were the true story‚ which the movie was based on‚ and the life lessons that the movie teaches you. Coach Carter is an inspirational account of a controversial high school basketball coach‚ who receives both high praise and criticism for his unconventional approach to basketball. Coach Carter’s vision for his basketball players was fulfilling
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Coach Carter is based on a true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his team that there is more to life than just playing basketball‚ and it is brought to screen in a sports based drama. Thomas Carter directed this movie and it was released in 2005. This film is about Coach Ken Carter‚ who takes the job of coaching the Oilers basketball team at Richmond high school‚ where he was from and was once a champion athlete for 2 straight years. When Coach Carter began training his players‚ he was disheartened
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COACH CARTER 1. WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME OF THE MOVIE? The movie’s theme is‚ with the combination of education and good decisions‚ and not the environment or athletics‚ is the way out of inner city life. Good choices make a man’s character. 2. IDENTIFY THE MAIN CHARACTER‚ HIS/HER ROLE AND HIS/HER IMPACT AND CONNECTION TO THE THEME. The main character is Coach Ken Carter. Carter pushes his student athletes to strive in education rather then solely depending on basketball. By locking up their
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COACH CARTER Production Information Tension mounted as the Richmond High Oilers faced the upcoming basketball championship. The town was wild with excitement over their undefeated team and the bleachers were filled with cheering fans for every game. No one could imagine that on January 4‚ 1999 the community would erupt in dissention and so many lives would change forever when Coach Ken Carter padlocked the gym‚ refusing the players access for failing to keep up their grades. Inspired by a true
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| In 1999‚ Ken Carter‚ a successful sporting goods store owner‚ accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond‚ CA‚ where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance‚ Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior‚ a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed
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