Student Web Activites

Chapter 15: Sport

"Sport and Sexism"

Introduction
In this chapter you learned about sport as an American institution. Sport plays a central role in American society because it reflects the culture's emphasis on achievement. It also is an important tool for socialization. Sometimes, inequalities emerge in sport. Minorities still face discrimination in sport, and women in sport suffer from gender-based stereotypes. In this activity you will take a closer look at the causes and consequences of gender inequity in sports.

Web sites
Women's Sports Foundation
Scroll through this Web site and read the entire text. Whose responsibility do you think gender inequity in sports belongs to?

Title IX
Read through some facts and myths about Title IX at this Web site.

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Activity Find and view a women's sporting event being broadcast on television. Then find and watch a men's sporting event. What similarities do you see? What differences in the broadcast can you find? What commercials are shown? Do you see evidence of gender inequity? Do your findings support or refute the information you read in the Web article? Write a one-page summary of your findings and compare your response with those of your classmates.