Exam 7: Gender in North American Sport: Continuity and Change Main Themes

One of the moral justifications of sex discrimination in sport has been based on myths about the consequences of women's participation.

The 2016 version of the Pew Research Center survey of attitudes about homosexuality found that over 60 percent of both Canadians and Americans supported the proposition that homosexuality should be accepted by society.

The single most significant legislation for females in sport was

Describe the employment trends over the past twenty-five years in women's intercollegiate coaching and athletic administrations.

To argue that sexism has become institutionalized in sport means

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Constitution Act of 1982 provides legal and constitutional rights toward gender equity in Canada.

"Gender" refers to individuals' roles and stereotypes that are considered normal or acceptable behaviors for males and females in a given society.

Laura Frances Chase's study of the sources of pleasure and satisfaction for female rugby players found that many of them were attracted to rugby because

Your textbook describes several sociocultural sources of sexism in American society. Identify two of these and describe how they contribute to gender inequality.

The roles of woman and successful athlete were virtually incompatible in North America during the nineteenth century.

Organized sport has historically been an active instrument for resisting and opposing patriarchy.

Historically, gender differentiation has been powerfully constructed through sport and the culture of sport. Assuming that this is an accurate statement, describe the ways and means by which this has happened.

Although there has been a significant transformation in media treatment of women in sport, there are still major differences in women's and men's sports coverage.

Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 was a landmark piece of federal legislation. How did it relate to sports for females, and what have been its consequences for females?

One of the figures in your textbook illustrates that over the history of the Winter Olympic Games, the number of female athletes competing

As of 2017, positions with the International Olympic Committee were about evenly divided between men and women.

In the ten-year period between 2006 and 2017, NCAA universities had a net gain in men's Division I-A, Division II, and Division III intercollegiate teams.

The feminist movement began as a result of prejudice and discrimination against female athletes.

One of the most significant consequences of Title IX is that over the past thirty years there has been an increase in the percentages of women in interscholastic and intercollegiate coaching roles.

Historically, school sports programs have tended to reinforce traditional gender roles.