Gender Issues (13-2 Title IX, 5 Media in Sport

Title IX is sometimes called

The Patsy Mink Law

The gender of a head coach does not impact the gender composition of the assistant coaches on a staff

homologous reproduction

What does the media call spectators that do not attend an event

indirect spectator

Although football success is unrelated to academic excellence and a host of other factors that are important when choosing a college, there is no question that the publicity helps universities with top-ranked football teams

true

The average annual compensation for local television sports anchor is

$50,000

Why is there an inequality in women sports reporters?

-relative lack of popularity, especially for televised women's sports -television producers who assume male viewers would prefer male sportscasters for men's sports -lack of role models, career paths, and mentoring systems for female sport journalists -hiring decisions primarily made by males -reluctance of media to publish the existing gender imbalances in order to reduce public pressure

The University of Michigan had not had a single formal competitive sport for women in 1973; five years later, it had _____ varsity teams for women

10

On June 23, ______ President Nixon signed the law that would quickly become known as Title IX

1972

Title IX passed in:

1972

In spite of the steady growth in women's sports, the percentage of females employed in both the electronic and print media is less than_______%

20%

According to the NCAA, in the 2015-16 academic year, _____ women participated in college sports in the U.S.

211,886

Changes in sport participation available to girls & women before 1 in 27, now 1 in ____

3

In spite of the popular gains by women's sports in recent years, the percentage of sports news coverage that focuses on men is

96%

What was formed in 1971 and was instrumental in helping get Title IX passed?

AIAW

Senator ______ _______ said in 1972 when making the case for the amendment, " Title IX wouldn't solve every problem when it came to guaranteeing equality for Americans regardless of sex."

Birch Bayh

Which is not a way of balancing Title IX concerns?

Eliminate men's and women's programs

Title IX was part of the Education Amendments of 1975

False

The sport that makes Title IX difficult to comply is

Football

If a school is not compliant, the punishment is

Loss of federal funds

President __________ tried to make Title IX stronger in support of tougher compliance rules

Obama

___________ of the U.S. Department of Education is responsible for enforcing Title IX.

Office of Civil Rights

Which of the following statements is not true?

Overexposure to professional football has caused a drop in viewership in the past 3 years

What is the name of the test for compliance of Title IX?

Three Pronged

What is the nation's largest newspaper?

USA Today

Which of the following statements is not true?

Viewing sport has proven to encourage people to be more physically active

No person in the US, shall on the basis of sex be, excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under ___________ educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance

any

Which characteristic is NOT the typical player in Fantasy Sports?

below average income

Which social issue is usually NOT typically discussed by the sport media

encourage people to be more physically active

One good thing about Title IX is that it went into effect right away.

false

The presentation of games on television has not affected attendance in the stadium

false

Title IX requires equal dollars be spent on men's and women's sports

false

Title IX requires the reduction of male opportunites

false

We can no longer say that women are underrepresented in sport journalism

false

The budget for women's sports at North Carolina State had multiplied by 15 in just _____ years

four

The future of sport reporting is clearly through the electronic media because of

instant access to a larger national and global audience

The first sport pages appeared in newspapers in the

late 1800's

Because of television, golf has moved almost exclusively to ______ play, which means that the golfer with the lowest score wins, rather than match play

medal

The __________ test means that the proportion of women on sports teams is similar to proportion of women enrolled as full time undergraduate students

proportionality

In the first half of the 20th century, spot news was disseminated largely by

radio and newspapers

Title IX has been the basis of complaints against schools charged with not properly responding to the issue of ________

sexual assault

Which one is NOT one of the types of sports journalism

social media

Because almost every college in the U.S. receives some kind of federal funding, female athletes were able to use Title IX to argue that schools should take women's athletics as seriously as they did mens

true

Hegemonic masculinity is the practice that promotes the dominant social position men, and the subordinate social position of women

true

Schools are providing 1.3 million fewer chances for girls to play sports in high school than boys

true

Television networks latched on to sport to fill up weekends with programming that they did not have to invent or stage

true

The 3-point shot in basketball was adopted to put more emphasis on long-range shooting and reduce the dependence on large bodies pounding the ball inside to score.

true

The NCAA took very little interest in women's athletics. This was partially due to the fact that the NCAA had not considered women's athletics as profitable

true

The bulk of revenue for a sport event is television fees

true

Title IX benefits many girls and women, but it remains controversial among those who think that gender equity is unfair to men because it may ask them to share resources that they take for granted

true

Today, there are more women than men attending colleges and universities

true

Women who are portrayed as strong muscular athletes are often viewed as homosexuals and not talented individuals

true

The phenomenon referred to as "time shifting" involves

viewers recording events and then watching them at times of their own choosing