Jock

In the short story, Jock Culture , Robert Lipsyte discusses his interview with the Columbia University crew coach, Bill Stowe and the difference of what he called “jokes” and pukes”. He describes the jokes as “brave, manly, ambitious, focused, patriotic, and goal-driven” people and the “pukes” as “wolly, distractible, girlish, and handicapped” (Lipsyte, 305). I would call myself a jock just because I was a 3-season athlete throughout high school. I was captain of my high school volleyball team and my senior year year was named “League All-Star”, along with multiple other awards. Along with playing volleyball all year around, I also played basketball and golf. I connected to this story when Lipsyte writes, “Kids are initiated in Jock Culture…

Let me start by saying that I find humor in any multimedia or Hollywood portrayal of high school as an amalgamation of divisive and antithetical groups such as the "jocks" and "nerds". Any high school student should agree with me in stating that these depictions greatly elucidate the intricate panoply of student's activities, interests, virtues, appearances, and emotions to an absurd and almost laughable degree. To answer the question bluntly, I do not identify with any of these rudimentary…

being an athlete and a member of the band. I will also explore the differences between preppy teens and their so called polar opposites, the partiers. This paper will explore my own description of these stereotypes and how they can be good and bad. If you were to see a boy in a football jersey talking to a group of girls in the hallway and he seemed to be showing out for their attention, most people would automatically put him into the category of a typical jock. The general perception of jocks…

Whether working as a professional athlete or sitting in an office chair all day long, problems with jock itch can develop without warning. This infection can not only lead to uncomfortable and even painful itching in private, but embarrassment when in public locker rooms or with company in the bedroom. Luckily, this condition is fairly common and easily curable once the symptoms are recognized and the right type of treatment is determined. Definition & Facts Jock itch, more scientifically…

No one went to the same high school. Though a person may have physically been in the same building as another, their overall views of what high school is will always vary. While one may have seen high school as the best four years of their life, the other may already repressed the memories of it. A jock, nerd, drama starter, and social outcast would all define high school in very different ways. Though these student archetypes are quite cliché, they are extremely real and exist in almost every…

For some men, jock itch is a highly annoying phenomenon that won't stay away. Men who do manual labor, work out or play sports are particularly susceptible to this itchy penis rash; learning how to treat and prevent it is a must for all active men, or those simply prone to sweating profusely. The following provides information on jock itch along with the penis care steps required to keep it from recurring. What is Jock Itch? Jock itch is caused by the overgrowth of the tinea cruris fungus in a…

Jocks: They are more than Their Stereotypes. In society, we find ourselves making quick judgments about others without knowing much about them. These judgments are brought on by assumptions made about a person based off of something they are involved in or people they spend time with; things they do with their lives. These judgments brought on by assumptions are called stereotypes. Stereotypes are created by preconceived judgments on a group of people. For example,…

Most stereotypes and misconceptions are positive or negative for groups. Such ideas come from the media on how groups of people are portrayed. For example jocks are held high for being athletically superior and popular among crowds. The positive impact of this stereotype is it holds some truth because being athletically gifted is an amazing talent that some people would envy. Jocks being popular is another stereotype jocks deal with. Most are popular through school, but some rather shy away and…

Robert Lipsyte’s essay “Jock Culture,” he defines a societal standard he refers to as Jock Culture and relates it to political, judicial, and societal actions. Lipsyte defines Jock Culture as a warped version of sports, in which individuals will intentionally do anything to win even if it includes jeopardizing one’s health, intelligence, or family. Due to this win-at-all-costs mentality, Lipsyte states that the Jocks who participate in Jock Culture are more likely to be hired and treated with…

the jocks and there are the pukes. The jocks are the manlier men and the pukes are the softer men. Lipsyte then says how he thought that Stowe had misguided values of Jock Culture. Later he actually thinks that Stowe might have been right all along about how the world may be divided into jocks and pukes. Lipsyte says how “Jock Culture is a distortion of sports” and he also says “it can be Physically and mentally unhealthy”; how it is driving people away from each other rather than closer to each…