The following questions pertain to the article entitled Racial Segregation in American Sport by Loy and McElvogue (pp. 59-68 in supplemental readings). This article was a seminal work on applying centrality theory to sport.

1. Define Grusky" Theory of Formal Structure.

2. Define Blalock's theoretical proposition concerning occupational discrimination.

3. Discuss the way that the authors of the article apply the theories of Grusky and Blalock to the study of sport.

4. Define centrality and racial stacking: how are these terms used in the study conducted by Loy and McElvogue?

5. What is the guiding hypothesis in the study conducted by Loy and McElvogue?

6. State the conclusions that the authors present regarding racial segregation in baseball and football.