Section 2C

Question 1

What are some physiological myths relating to sport and women?

Answer 1

1) Strenuous exercise leads to childbearing problems
2) Strenuous exercise leads to damaged organs/breasts
3) Fragile women’s bones are more likely injured
4) Sport causes menstrual problems (amenorrhea)
5) Sport leads to the development of large masculine muscles.

Question 2

What do medical experts argue about the idea that strenuous exercise leads to childbearing problems?

Answer 2

Fit and strong women have easier deliveries and will experience fewer problem post-partum than non-athetes.

Question 3

What are injury rates for both sexes related to?

Answer 3

Poor condition, poor technique, violent play, accidents, rather than differences in bone structure.

Question 4

What is amenorrhea related to?

Answer 4

Excessive training (long hours on the road or in the gym), rather than sport involvement. Also linked to poor nutrition, lack of rest, and stress.

Question 5

What do adjustment problems derive from (social psychological myth- involvement in sport by females limits femininity and creates these)

Answer 5

Problems in adjustment derive from negative social response and not from anything intrinsic to the activity itself.

Question 6

What is the the relationship myth?

Answer 6

Females socially bond less well or less naturally than males and behave poorly in peer settings.

Question 7

What types of myth are used to exclude females from sport?

Answer 7

1) Physiological myths
2) Performance myths
3) Social psychological myths
4) The relationship myth