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)  in all sports offered in schools or community programs.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

If the body of a female athlete naturally produces testosterone that equals that of an average man, she can complete as a woman

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A)  if she has been raised as a female and self-identifies as a female.
B)  if she does not compete in a sport in which strength is important.
C)  only if her body cannot process or use any amount of testosterone.
D)  only if she can prove that she ovulates monthly.

Question 4

Information on gender equality and the Summer Olympic Games shows that

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A)  fewer Olympic events are available to women than to men.
B)  women have more events than men, but fewer participants in those events.
C)  the proportion of women athletes in the games has declined since 1896.
D)  since 1980 about half the athletes in the summer games have been women.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

In male-dominated and male-identified sport cultures, women are hired only when they

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A)  can show that they can do things as men have done them.
B)  have a spouse who is committed to providing needed support.
C)  think like men but have traits associated with traditional femininity.
D)  can impress members of the hiring committee with their feminine charms.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

Data on participation and gender indicate that in comparison with the Olympic Games, the Paralympic games

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A)  highlight women's events more than men's events.
B)  have far fewer females athletes than male athletes.
C)  exclude women from events involving strength.
D)  have equal numbers of male and female athletes.

Question 10

The history of "fem testing" in the Olympics and other international sports shows that

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A)  the Barr body test is the only reliable way to verify the sex of female athletes.
B)  human bodies don't fit neatly into two distinct sex categories.
C)  female athletes prefer physician inspections over lab tests to verify their sex.
D)  current IOC policy uses genetic testing to verify the sex of female athletes.

Question 11

Despite the influence of Title IX, it has been difficult to achieve gender equity in schools where

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A)  football is the cultural centerpiece of school and community life.
B)  men outnumber women by more than 2-to-1.
C)  football teams have been dropped to save money.
D)  varsity soccer and basketball teams generate massive revenues.

Question 12

When gender activists talk about the "queering of sport," they are referring to

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A)  a process of revising the two-sex system and making sports gender-inclusive.
B)  outing gay and lesbian athletes to force public discussions of sexuality.
C)  embarrassing homophobic coaches and administrators in public.
D)  creating new sports organized around the lived experiences of LGBTIs.

Question 13

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

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A)  have changed parts of Title IX so that gender equity will never be achieved.
B)  have 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)  have always upheld the legality of the law and its enforcement guidelines..

Question 14

Former Stanford atlete and current author Mariah Burton Nelso 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.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a reason for increased sport participation rates among girls and women?

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A)  New publicly funded child care programs.
B)  New opportunities for sport participation.
C)  The global women's rights movement.
D)  The health and fitness movement.

Question 16

Female athletes continue to receive, on average, less support than male athletes receive in connection with their sport participation.Inequalities in support are highest in

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A)  community programs.
B)  high school programs.
C)  big-time college programs.
D)  low budget college programs.

Question 17

The gender ideology used in many cultures assumes a two-category model for classifying sex and gender.When such a model is used, people

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A)  classify all homosexuals as "like women."
B)  ignore real physiological variations among males and among females.
C)  conclude that men and women are physical equals.
D)  ignore physical differences between men and women.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

To avoid appease men and discourage men from seeing them as invaders of male spaces in sports, female athletes during the 20th century

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A)  rejected common stereotypes of femininity so they would be seen as male-like.
B)  raised their own money and built their own facilities to play sports.
C)  usually had their fathers coach them in team sports.
D)  chose to call themselves "ladies" when they played sports.

Question 20

The author concludes that at this point in time the most effective strategy for achieving gender equity in sport is

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A)  more government legislation that forces social inclusion in sports.
B)  creating new sports that are controlled by females.
C)  grass roots actions that identify inequities and support needed changes.
D)  eliminating sex segregation so that all sports are open to everyone.

Exam 7: Gender and Sports: Is Equity Possible

In male-dominated and male-identified sport cultures, women are hired only when they

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To avoid appease men and discourage men from seeing them as invaders of male spaces in sports, female athletes during the 20th century

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

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When gender activists talk about the "queering of sport," they are referring to

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Data on participation and gender indicate that in comparison with the Olympic Games, the Paralympic games

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

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

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for increased sport participation rates among girls and women?

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The author concludes that at this point in time the most effective strategy for achieving gender equity in sport is

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The gender ideology used in many cultures assumes a two-category model for classifying sex and gender.When such a model is used, people

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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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The history of "fem testing" in the Olympics and other international sports shows that

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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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When sport worlds are male-dominated it means that

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Female athletes continue to receive, on average, less support than male athletes receive in connection with their sport participation.Inequalities in support are highest in

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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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Despite the influence of Title IX, it has been difficult to achieve gender equity in schools where

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Information on gender equality and the Summer Olympic Games shows that

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If the body of a female athlete naturally produces testosterone that equals that of an average man, she can complete as a woman

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

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