College Athletes: Socialization, Social Class, and Educational EffectsNameCourse CodeInstructor DateCollege Athletes: Socialization, Social Class, and Educational Effects1 Introduction College athletes are the unique part of the academic community, but their problems often remain underestimated. since their athletic success overshadows the difficulties they may face and face in terms of integration into the college community. In this regard, the social origin of college athletes is one of the major challenges for successful integration because they mainly come from low-income families and a large portion of college athletes represent minorities, such as African-Americans. As a result, the social background of college athletes is significantly different from that of the majority of students, who are predominantly white and middle-class. At this point, it is possible to refer to the book Backboard and Blackboards by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, in which the author explores the problems that students face at university. The authors reveal many of the difficulties and challenges that college athletes may encounter in college and offer their explanation for these difficulties. However, the book highlights the gap that persists between college athletes and the rest of the college community due to college athletes' different social background, different interests and priorities, which not only make them different from other students , but also contribute to certain marginalization of students within their college communities.