White Coaches: The Effects Of Gender Stereotypes

White coaches are preferred because alumni are white and those hiring the coaches know that the white alumni will identify with white coaches. As a result, the only people that can be blamed for taking racist actions are the decision makers. If the decision is made by a large group of people, then no single person can be blamed. Stereotypes that have insignificant effects on a small scale then have significant effects when large groups of decision makers are accounted for.