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Sportshour: Is the “Jock” Culture in the US leading to a Rape Culture?

Is the “Jock” Culture in the US leading to a Rape Culture?

09/11/2013

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Is the “Jock” Culture in the US leading to a Rape Culture?

Less on the score, more about sports relationship with culture, society and politics.

Writers Erin Ryan and Lyell Walker join us to look at whether “jock” culture can contribute to violence against women both directly and indirectly.

Following the convictions in the Steubenville High School rape case, America is once again digesting allegations of sexual violence involving high school footballers. Writers Erin Ryan and Lyell Walker join us to look at whether “jock” culture and the elevated status in society of High School sportsmen, especially at such a young age, contribute to violence against women both directly and indirectly.
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Havana Laugh
For 50 years the clash between communism and the cash-making side of sport has meant there are no professional boxers in Cuba. However, professional boxers are about to get a sporting chance to shine. The World Series of Boxing starts this week and a team from Cuba will be taking part. We’re in Havana with Amateur Champion Lazslow Alverea and Cuban boxing president Alberto Puig.

From Our Own Correspondent Sport
Jennie Gow compares and contrasts her experiences at the last two F1 Grand Prix’s, back to back races in cash rich Abu Dhabi and poverty stricken India. 

The Thrill McCoy
We head to the races to speak to those who work with, admire, win with and lose to A.P McCoy the man who has ridden 4000 winners and counting. With ex jockeys John Francombe, Carl Llewellyn, Colin Brown, trainer Charlie Longston plus fans, bookies and owners.

The Long Wheel of the Law
A couple of weeks ago on the show we heard in our 100 women debate that one of the issues facing women in sport was that is it often difficult to make enough money from sport to support themselves and their family. This week we hear from MIRIAM WELTE and KRISTIAN VOGEL two Olympic and World champions who combine their training and competitions with a career in Police force.

Irish eyes a wincing?!
The new Republic of Ireland management team made up of two big personalities, manager Martin O’Neill from north of the border, assistant Roy Keene from the south. We hear from Eamon Dunphy who ghost wrote Roy Keene’s autobiography on what this new collaboration means for football and the people of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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