1. Chapter Preview 3 Chapter Preview · Section 3 Social Issues in Sport (pages 512–519) Sport contributes to upward mobility among collegiate athletes, but the opportunities are too few. Minorities still face discrimination in sport. Women in sport suffer from gender-based stereotypes. Although this situation is slowly improving, intercollegiate female athletes do not receive treatment equal to males.

2. A.A B.B C.C Section 3-Polling Question Do you agree that inequality exists in sports? A.Agree B.Disagree C.Not sure

3. Section 3 Sport and Social Mobility Participating in sport increases the likelihood of improving a person’s place in the stratification structure. Some people argue that sport is a social class escalator for minorities. High School Athletes’ Chances of Advancing to the Pros

4. Section 3 Sport and Social Mobility (cont.) Others argue that the emphasis on sport is harmful because it diverts attention away from learning the academic and business- related skills necessary for success in mainstream society. Either way, no high school athlete should rely solely on sport as a ticket up the stratification structure.

5. A.A B.B C.C Section 3 Do you feel that athletes should be so revered? A.Very much so B.Somewhat C.Not very much

6. National Football League Positions, by Race Section 3 Sport and Racism In stacking, players are assigned to less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity.stacking Most minorities are not assigned central positions, which has economic consequences for them. African Americans must perform better than whites to avoid pay discrimination.

7. Section 3 Sport and Racism (cont.) Minority former athletes profit much less than their white colleagues from personal appearances and commercial endorsements. They also lose out in sports-related careers when their playing days are over. There are few minorities represented in the power structure at the professional level. Who Are the Biggest Baseball Fans?

8. A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 3 Do you feel that there are any solutions to this racism in sport? A.Yes B.No C.Not sure D.Sometimes

9. Section 3 Sexism in Sport Barriers for women: –Women who play sports have been stereotyped as masculine in the past. –They have also been told that sports would harm a woman’s health, especially her ability to bear children. –Sexism has denied women equal access to organized sports.

10. Section 3 Sexism in Sport (cont.) –Title IX helped. –Resistance to female participation at the local level still exists. –Women are still denied equal access to the power structure, and the number in those positions have ironically decreased due to Title IX. –Women at the professional level make significantly less than men.

11. A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 3 What are some reasons that women have historically been discouraged from sports? A.More masculine B.Unfeminine C.Harm a woman’s health D.None of the above

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13. Figure 15.3 High School Athletes’ Chances of Advancing to the Pros Source: National Federation of State High School Associations, 1999–2000.

14. Figure 15.4 National Football League Positions, by Race Source: Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, 2004.

15. Figure 15.5 Percentage of College Women’s Athletic Teams Coached by Women Source: R. Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter, “Women in Intercollegiate Sport.” Brooklyn College, 2004.

16. Snapshot Source: Latitudes and Attitudes: An Atlas of American Tastes, Trends, Politics, and Passions. Boston: Little, Brown. Who Are the Biggest Baseball Fans?

17. Vocab3 stacking assignment of players to less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity