Alan P. Sullivan III and James M. Bayman, Hinterlands and Regional Dynamics in the Ancient Southwest, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ (2007) 304 pages.
- 作者：Dennis Reinhartz
- 关键词：Equicentrality ; Network centralization ; Degree centrality ; Micro– ; macro linkage
- 刊名：The Social Science Journals
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：110_03623319
- 类别：soc
- 出版时间：2007
- 卷：44
- 期：3
- 页码：581-582
- 文件大小：41 K
摘要
This paper examines the effect of the race of football players on the value of their “rookie” football cards. While several studies have examined the impact of race and the value of baseball cards, to date, little research has investigated the role of race on card values in football. Data were derived from 148 black and white football players who are members of the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. All players in the sample started their careers after professional football became racially integrated. Data for each player's race, value of their rookie card, card availability (scarcity), card vintage, performance, and position were obtained from secondary sources. The principal findings include that when controlling for other factors, a player's race has no effect on the value of the rookie cards of Hall of Fame members. Card vintage exerted the most influence on the value of players’ cards. Speculations on the absence of a race effect, limitations related to the sample, and suggestions for future research are offered.