Question 1

The U.S.government law,Title IX,prohibits gender discrimination in

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A) all U.S.schools. 
B) public elementary and high schools,but not colleges and universities. 
C) any educational institution receiving federal money. 
D) all sports offered in schools or community programs. 
A) all U.S.schools. 
B) public elementary and high schools,but not colleges and universities. 
C) any educational institution receiving federal money. 
D) all sports offered in schools or community programs.

Question 2

Opposition to Title IX remains strong today,and dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the law.Over the past 40 years,court decisions

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A) changed parts of Title IX so that gender equity will never be achieved. 
B) almost always favored the interests of male athletes and coaches. 
C) led to decreases in the number of men playing high school and college sports. 
D) always upheld the legality of the law and its enforcement guidelines. 
A) changed parts of Title IX so that gender equity will never be achieved. 
B) almost always favored the interests of male athletes and coaches. 
C) led to decreases in the number of men playing high school and college sports. 
D) always upheld the legality of the law and its enforcement guidelines.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT among the barriers that can restrict progress toward gender equity in sports?

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A) Budgets for women's athletics are often vulnerable to cuts. 
B) Some people resist government legislation calling for gender equity. 
C) Women,by nature,are less physically active than men are. 
D) There are too few women in coaching and power positions in sports. 
A) Budgets for women's athletics are often vulnerable to cuts. 
B) Some people resist government legislation calling for gender equity. 
C) Women,by nature,are less physically active than men are. 
D) There are too few women in coaching and power positions in sports.

Question 4

In her book on lesbians and homophobia in sports,author Pat Griffin notes that myths about lesbians have a number of consequences in sports.Which of the following is NOT one of those consequences?

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A) A sense of loneliness among many lesbians in sports. 
B) Lesbians hiding their identities so they're not harassed or cut from sports. 
C) A widespread belief that lesbians can't play sports as well as heterosexuals. 
D) The existence of a "don't ask,don't tell" atmosphere in women's sports. 
A) A sense of loneliness among many lesbians in sports. 
B) Lesbians hiding their identities so they're not harassed or cut from sports. 
C) A widespread belief that lesbians can't play sports as well as heterosexuals. 
D) The existence of a "don't ask,don't tell" atmosphere in women's sports.

Question 5

A network TV sport announcer refers to "The World Cup" and "The Women's World Cup." This vocabulary suggests that the announcer views sport in terms that are

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A) male-dominated. 
B) male-identified. 
C) male-oriented. 
D) male-centered. 
A) male-dominated. 
B) male-identified. 
C) male-oriented. 
D) male-centered.

Question 6

When sport worlds are male-dominated it means that

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A) men and men's lives are the expected focus of attention and stories. 
B) men experience insecurities that make them very controlling. 
C) people assume that it involves men and is about men. 
D) ability and qualifications are associated with manhood and men. 
A) men and men's lives are the expected focus of attention and stories. 
B) men experience insecurities that make them very controlling. 
C) people assume that it involves men and is about men. 
D) ability and qualifications are associated with manhood and men.

Question 7

During times when there are struggles between gender defenders and gender benders,most people

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A) struggle to make sense of their own sexuality. 
B) abandon hope of coming to term with their own sexuality. 
C) find it difficult to give up ideas and beliefs they use to make sense of the world. 
D) seek relationships in which sexuality is irrelevant to identity. 
A) struggle to make sense of their own sexuality. 
B) abandon hope of coming to term with their own sexuality. 
C) find it difficult to give up ideas and beliefs they use to make sense of the world. 
D) seek relationships in which sexuality is irrelevant to identity.

Question 8

The celebrity feminism that is so often portrayed in the media clearly emphasizes

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A) the everyday struggles of women in society as a whole. 
B) the need to support men who are leaders in society. 
C) individualism and consumption. 
D) the importance of community development and political action. 
A) the everyday struggles of women in society as a whole. 
B) the need to support men who are leaders in society. 
C) individualism and consumption. 
D) the importance of community development and political action.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why women are underrepresented in coaching and administrative positions in sports?

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A) The evaluative criteria used by search committees favor men. 
B) Women are not considered for half of all those positions. 
C) Women don't have the business experience needed to succeed in sport programs. 
D) Compared with men,women lack well developed professional networks. 
A) The evaluative criteria used by search committees favor men. 
B) Women are not considered for half of all those positions. 
C) Women don't have the business experience needed to succeed in sport programs. 
D) Compared with men,women lack well developed professional networks.

Question 10

Sanctions for failing to achieve gender equity have been few and far between for U.S.high schools and colleges primarily because

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A) very few complaints are files with the U.S.Office for Civil Rights. 
B) most schools count cheerleaders as athletes for equity purposes. 
C) the percentage of female students in schools has fallen dramatically. 
D) the U.S.Office for Civil Rights lacks the resources to investigate complaints. 
A) very few complaints are files with the U.S.Office for Civil Rights. 
B) most schools count cheerleaders as athletes for equity purposes. 
C) the percentage of female students in schools has fallen dramatically. 
D) the U.S.Office for Civil Rights lacks the resources to investigate complaints.

Question 11

In the discussion of increased media coverage of women in sports,the author notes that seeing women athletes on television

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A) shows girls that you should not play sports unless you are very good. 
B) causes men to be less supportive of sport opportunities for women. 
C) turns many girls off to sports because they don't like how the athletes look. 
D) is useful because it provides alternatives to sexually objectified women. 
A) shows girls that you should not play sports unless you are very good. 
B) causes men to be less supportive of sport opportunities for women. 
C) turns many girls off to sports because they don't like how the athletes look. 
D) is useful because it provides alternatives to sexually objectified women.

Question 12

A woman coach is hired in an all-male athletic department.The search committee concluded that she was qualified because she coached like a man.This shows that the athletic department is

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A) male-dominated. 
B) male-identified. 
C) male-oriented. 
D) male-centered. 
A) male-dominated. 
B) male-identified. 
C) male-oriented. 
D) male-centered.

Question 13

The International Olympic committee is probably the most powerful sport organization in the world.In terms of gender representation which of the following statements about the IOC is NOT correct as of 2013?

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A) The IOC had no women members for the first 85 years of its existence. 
B) Women make up 35% of its decision-making boards. 
C) The IOC has never had a woman as its president. 
D) Only 2 of 25 IOC Commissions are chaired by women. 
A) The IOC had no women members for the first 85 years of its existence. 
B) Women make up 35% of its decision-making boards. 
C) The IOC has never had a woman as its president. 
D) Only 2 of 25 IOC Commissions are chaired by women.

Question 14

Gay men and lesbians in sports may be ignored,marginalized,or harassed because

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A) they have strange ideas about how sports should be played. 
B) they force their teammates to discuss issues of sexuality. 
C) they do not get along with heterosexual coaches. 
D) they challenge assumptions that underlie dominant ideas about gender. 
A) they have strange ideas about how sports should be played. 
B) they force their teammates to discuss issues of sexuality. 
C) they do not get along with heterosexual coaches. 
D) they challenge assumptions that underlie dominant ideas about gender.

Question 15

Data show that sport participation opportunities for girls and women are

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A) now equal to opportunities for men in most nations around the world. 
B) the same as they are for men,but women still receive fewer resources. 
C) generally scarce at the professional level. 
D) highest in countries that have fundamentalist religious beliefs. 
A) now equal to opportunities for men in most nations around the world. 
B) the same as they are for men,but women still receive fewer resources. 
C) generally scarce at the professional level. 
D) highest in countries that have fundamentalist religious beliefs.

Question 16

The Caster Semenya case demonstrated that

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A) widespread ideas about femininity are linked with ideas about race. 
B) being identified as a real woman is more biological than social. 
C) appearance is irrelevant when it comes to identifying a person's sex. 
D) estrogens are naturally present in female bodies but not male bodies. 
A) widespread ideas about femininity are linked with ideas about race. 
B) being identified as a real woman is more biological than social. 
C) appearance is irrelevant when it comes to identifying a person's sex. 
D) estrogens are naturally present in female bodies but not male bodies.

Question 17

The primary reason that there are fewer female athletes than male athletes at the summer Olympic Game is because

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A) there are fewer women's events in the summer games. 
B) television spectators refuse to watch women's events,apart from gymnastics. 
C) the women's swimming teams have fewer athletes than the men's teams. 
D) there are no team port events for women. 
A) there are fewer women's events in the summer games. 
B) television spectators refuse to watch women's events,apart from gymnastics. 
C) the women's swimming teams have fewer athletes than the men's teams. 
D) there are no team port events for women.

Question 18

When women in the United States began to overcome barriers to sport participation during the first half of the 20th,they

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A) rejected the advice to "act like ladies" in sports like tennis and golf. 
B) changed cultural norms that identified them as invaders. 
C) favored desegregated sports in which race was not socially relevant. 
D) first claimed participation spaces in "grace and beauty sports." 
A) rejected the advice to "act like ladies" in sports like tennis and golf. 
B) changed cultural norms that identified them as invaders. 
C) favored desegregated sports in which race was not socially relevant. 
D) first claimed participation spaces in "grace and beauty sports."

Question 19

The author notes that in response to the masculinized cultures in most alternative sports,some women have

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A) competed directly against males in competitive alternative sports. 
B) become coaches for the male athletes when they go on tour. 
C) created their own version of the X Games with the help of ESPN. 
D) created or revised sports to fit their experiences and goals. 
A) competed directly against males in competitive alternative sports. 
B) become coaches for the male athletes when they go on tour. 
C) created their own version of the X Games with the help of ESPN. 
D) created or revised sports to fit their experiences and goals.

Question 20

Former Stanford athlete and current author Mariah Burton Nelson has hypothesized that as women gain more power in society,men

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A) tend to drop out of sports. 
B) seek out gender-mixed sports so they can compete against women. 
C) avoid heavy contact and collision sports as spectators. 
D) prefer manly sports such as football. 
A) tend to drop out of sports. 
B) seek out gender-mixed sports so they can compete against women. 
C) avoid heavy contact and collision sports as spectators. 
D) prefer manly sports such as football.

The U.S.government law,Title IX,prohibits gender discrimination in

Opposition to Title IX remains strong today,and dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the law.Over the past 40 years,court decisions

Which of the following is NOT among the barriers that can restrict progress toward gender equity in sports?

In her book on lesbians and homophobia in sports,author Pat Griffin notes that myths about lesbians have a number of consequences in sports.Which of the following is NOT one of those consequences?

A network TV sport announcer refers to "The World Cup" and "The Women's World Cup." This vocabulary suggests that the announcer views sport in terms that are

When sport worlds are male-dominated it means that

During times when there are struggles between gender defenders and gender benders,most people

The celebrity feminism that is so often portrayed in the media clearly emphasizes

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why women are underrepresented in coaching and administrative positions in sports?

Sanctions for failing to achieve gender equity have been few and far between for U.S.high schools and colleges primarily because

In the discussion of increased media coverage of women in sports,the author notes that seeing women athletes on television

A woman coach is hired in an all-male athletic department.The search committee concluded that she was qualified because she coached like a man.This shows that the athletic department is

The International Olympic committee is probably the most powerful sport organization in the world.In terms of gender representation which of the following statements about the IOC is NOT correct as of 2013?

Gay men and lesbians in sports may be ignored,marginalized,or harassed because

Data show that sport participation opportunities for girls and women are

The Caster Semenya case demonstrated that

The primary reason that there are fewer female athletes than male athletes at the summer Olympic Game is because

When women in the United States began to overcome barriers to sport participation during the first half of the 20^th,they

The author notes that in response to the masculinized cultures in most alternative sports,some women have

Former Stanford athlete and current author Mariah Burton Nelson has hypothesized that as women gain more power in society,men

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Exam 7: Gender and Sports: Is Equity Possible

The U.S.government law,Title IX,prohibits gender discrimination in

Opposition to Title IX remains strong today,and dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the law.Over the past 40 years,court decisions

Which of the following is NOT among the barriers that can restrict progress toward gender equity in sports?

In her book on lesbians and homophobia in sports,author Pat Griffin notes that myths about lesbians have a number of consequences in sports.Which of the following is NOT one of those consequences?

A network TV sport announcer refers to "The World Cup" and "The Women's World Cup." This vocabulary suggests that the announcer views sport in terms that are

When sport worlds are male-dominated it means that

During times when there are struggles between gender defenders and gender benders,most people

The celebrity feminism that is so often portrayed in the media clearly emphasizes

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why women are underrepresented in coaching and administrative positions in sports?

Sanctions for failing to achieve gender equity have been few and far between for U.S.high schools and colleges primarily because

In the discussion of increased media coverage of women in sports,the author notes that seeing women athletes on television

A woman coach is hired in an all-male athletic department.The search committee concluded that she was qualified because she coached like a man.This shows that the athletic department is

The International Olympic committee is probably the most powerful sport organization in the world.In terms of gender representation which of the following statements about the IOC is NOT correct as of 2013?

Gay men and lesbians in sports may be ignored,marginalized,or harassed because

Data show that sport participation opportunities for girls and women are

The Caster Semenya case demonstrated that

The primary reason that there are fewer female athletes than male athletes at the summer Olympic Game is because

When women in the United States began to overcome barriers to sport participation during the first half of the 20th,they

The author notes that in response to the masculinized cultures in most alternative sports,some women have

Former Stanford athlete and current author Mariah Burton Nelson has hypothesized that as women gain more power in society,men

The Sociology of Sport: What Is It and Why Study It

Producing Knowledge About Sports in Society: What Is the Role of Research and Theory

Sports and Socialization: Who Plays and What Happens to Them

Sports for Children: Are Organized Programs Worth the Effort

Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control

Violence in Sports: Does It Affect Our Lives

Race and Ethnicity: Are They Important in Sports

Social Class: Do Money and Power Matter in Sports

Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

Sports and the Economy: What Are the Characteristics of Commercial Sports

Sports and the Media: Could They Survive Without Each Other

Sports and Politics: How Do Governments and Global Political Processes Influence Sports

Sports in High School and College: Do Competitive Sports Contribute to Education

Sports and Religions: Is It a Promising Combination

Sports in the Future: What Do We Want Them to Be

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When women in the United States began to overcome barriers to sport participation during the first half of the 20^th,they