Chapter 9

Question 1

What happened to the percentage of minorities in the US between 2000 and 2010?

Answer 1

Grew from 30% to 35%

Question 2

According to the author, what 2 groups have suffered the most discrimination in the US?

Answer 2

African American and Native American

Question 3

Why is the world increasingly becoming a global village?

Answer 3

Globalization, especially facilitated by improved telecommunication technology

Question 4

What other ways are Americans becoming diverse?

Answer 4

Gender. Family. Structure. Lifestyle Orientation

Question 5

The world population is classified into 3 races: Caucasian, Mongol (Asian and Indian), and Negro. What bearing does race have in leisure preference?

Answer 5

None! The significant factor is the cultural system of groups within a race

Question 6

Is it true that in the 70s, the leadership of the Girl Scouts considered whether the organization should start to form serape ate troops cornfield of different ethnic groups?

Answer 6

Yes, but decided against it. They now talk openly about diversity and promote tolerance, acceptance, and cooperation

Question 7

Do more than half of all children live with both their biological mother and father?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

How do gender roles relate to sports?

Answer 8

Restructured cultural options for boys and girls. Boys that lose may be called “sissies” or “girls” and girls that excel are called “tomboys”. Traditional sports were male dominate

Question 9

What clothing invention helped free women of their traditional restrictive clothing and allow for more freedom and enjoyment in sports like bicycle riding in the late 1800s?

Answer 9

Amelia Bloomer’s Bloomers

Question 10

What happened between 1943 and 1960 to promote women in sport?

Answer 10

The All American Girls Baseball League (1943-1954); the LPGA and Babe Didrikson’s success, WPBA in 1959, in 1950 Athea Gibson breaking the color barrier in tennis

Question 11

What was Title IX?

Answer 11

The Educational Amendment Act of 1972 read in part that “no person on the US shall on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal assistance

Question 12

What happened in 1972 that was significant to women’s sport?

Answer 12

In 1973, Billie Jean King won the “Battle of the Sexes” in tennis. In 1973, little league baseball announced its’ teams would be open to girls

Question 13

From 1971 to 2011, how did the number of women’s sports in school grow?

Answer 13

2.5 teams to 8.73 teams per college. In high school, the ratio of boy to girls in sports went from 1:12 to 1:1.4

Question 14

In the 2012 Olympics, how was the US medal count distributed by men and women?

Answer 14

Women won nearly twice as many medals

Question 15

How has women’s coaching changed in the last 40 years?

Answer 15

In 1972, females cached over 90% of women’s teams. By 2012, women coached only 42.9% of women’s teams

Question 16

What percentage of AD’s are currently women?

Answer 16

About 20%

Question 17

What percentage of sport participants in the NCAA schools are women?

Answer 17

45%

Question 18

What are the top 3 sports for women in NCAA schools (in 2009-2010) data?

Answer 18

Outdoor T&F. Indoor T&F. Soccer

Question 19

What are the top 3 sports for women in high school?

Answer 19

Outdoor T&F. Basketball. Volleyball

Question 20

What’s happening to the high school gender gap (participation rates) over time (1980-2010)?

Answer 20

It’s closing

Question 21

When did athletic clubs for men become popular in the US?

Answer 21

Mid to Late 1800s

Question 22

Did colleges sponsor many athletic clubs at that time?

Answer 22

Yes. Until colleges and universities permitted the formation of athletic teams

Question 23

At various times in the 1900s (and even today) concern began to mount over what is seen as excessive aggression and over emphasis on winning in men’s intercollegiate sports. What was done in the 1960s to counteract this?

Answer 23

To put sports on a positive philosophical track, the NCAA Division on Men’s Athletics, in 1962, defined four broad areas of emphasis: physical fitness, skill development, social development, and recreation.

Question 24

How are men’s sport considered a rite of passage?

Answer 24

It’s valued because it is supposed to teach competitiveness, self discipline, sacrifice, dedication, and teamwork. Men are pressured to participate, to be successful, and to develop masculine traits

Question 25

What evidence is there that there is excessive aggression and overemphasis on winning in men’s intercolligate?

Answer 25

1990 survey of Americans found that 75% of the American public and 81% of facilities believed intercollegiate athletics were out of control

Question 26

What are some of the effects of boys who are not successful at sport?

Answer 26

Shame, negative self-image, problems with relationships, need to proclaim masculinity in other ways

Question 27

Is it true that in the 70s, the leadership of the Girl Scouts considered whether the organization should start to form serape ate troops cornfield of different ethnic groups?

Answer 27

Yes, but decided against it. They now talk openly about diversity and promote tolerance, acceptance, and cooperation