Cultural competence, gender diversity.

Question 1

What are multiple identities.

Answer 1

your own social identities. Gender, race, and ethnicity, social class, sexuality, spirituality, religion, physicality.

Question 2

What does multiple, intersecting, cultural identities mean?

Answer 2

Individual has lots of different things that contribute to who they are, gender, race, ethnicity, mix varying across individuals, times and contexts.

Question 3

Who is privileged in sport. Describe power relations.

Answer 3

High school boys have more opportunities than girls.

99% athletic team owners are white males.

90% of coaches and athletic directors are white.

Question 4

What is action and advocacy in sport?

Answer 4

Multicultural perspectives demand action for social justice.

Question 5

Define gender in sport.

Answer 5

Psychological, social, cultural experiences and characteristics of being male or female.

Question 6

What are the disparities between men and women in sport?

Answer 6

Female sport media coverage is less (declined from 6.3% in 2004 to 1.6% in 2009)

Less leadership/director opportunities for females in sport.

Social expectations play a role in sport selection - gymnastics, figure skating, dance, American football, wrestling, combat sports.

Gender wage disparity.