AAADS: EXAM 3

Stereotype

An unsubstantiated belief from another person or group of people

According to the 2014 Racial Report Card which professional sport had the highest grade when it came to practicing diversity in its hiring practices for coaching and management positions?

Basketball

Which D1 College sport has the highest percentage of African American athletes?

Bball

True or False: 35% is the percentage of professional athletes in the NFL who are bankrupt, homeless, or divorced five years after retirement

False

True or False: 60% is the percentage of professional athletes in the NBA who are bankrupt, homeless, or divorced five years after retirement?

False

True or False: At predominantly White Colleges and Universities the percentage of African American student athletes in athletics is reflective of the percentage of African American students in the general student population

False

True or False: Black college athletes do not often deal with feelings of anxiety or depression outside of what is normal of other students.

False

True or False: Black head coaches in the NFL were less successful than their white counterparts in their regular season won/loss records

False

True or False: Football coaching positions with the most power and influence are not held by any particular race

False

True or False: Media images have no negative impact on the perception of the African American athlete?

False

Asian women are dominating what sport?

Golf

Who was the White basketball player who claimed he was not drafted in the NBA because of his race—this is from a video watched in lecture.

Kyle McAlarney

According to the same racial report card, which sports organization had the lowest grade when it came to practicing diversity in its hiring practices for coaching and management positions?

MLB

Which pro league has the highest percentage of athletes with completed college degrees?

NFL

What was the number one reason athletes participating in football and basketball in the Big Ten conference gave for why they selected the schools they attend?

Providing an opportunity to play professionally

Heterogeneous Behavior

Seeking differences, not fearing diversity

Homogenous Behavior

Sticking with one's own kind

Discrimination

The act of barring accessibility either physically or institutionally.

Ethnocentrism

The belief that one's culture or race is superior

Racial dissonance

The belief that social distance between races helps to maintain stereotypes is a definition of what term

Racial Stacking

The practice of placing athletes in specific positions on a team based on race based beliefs

Prejudice

To prejudge, sometimes without contact or experience.

What former professional player and coach has seen more of his African American coaches go on to become had coaches in the NFL than any other head coach in NFL history?

Tony Dungy

True or False: Black college athletes often feel racially isolated on campus

True

True or False: It has been found that Black coaches are generally recruited for positions not suited for success in the college football pipeline?

True

True or False: There is a trend in college and professional football coaching hiring patterns wherein Black coaches are hired to primarily coach Black players and White coaches are hired to primarily coach White players

True

Which article discussed racial identity crossing economic class lines and discusses the impact of negative stereotypes about Black athletes and the development of their own racial identity?

"African American Racial Identity and Sport"

The perceptions of Black athletes about their athleticism and perceived superiority over the white athlete was discussed in what article?

"College Student Perceptions: Myths and Stereotypes about African American Athleticism"

Harrison and Lawrence are the co-authors of what article

"College students Perceptions, myths and Stereotypes about African American Athleticism"

Amount of money do Americans spend on sport in the US annually

20 billion

Percentage of Athletes with completed college degrees

46%

Average Length of a Professional Athlete`s Career

5 years

Average Annual Salary of the NBA

5.15 million

Football has what percentage of African American athletes

60%

Percentage of Professional Athletes in NFL who are bankrupt, homeless, or divorced five years are retirement

60%

percentage of African American athletes are in D1 College Basketball

64%

percentage of black athletes come from poor families

65%

11. Baseball percentage of African American athletes

7%

Basketball has what percentage of African American athletes

70%

6. Black families are how much more likely to push a child into sport than a White family?

7x

Race

A biological/physical interpretation of another person

Ethnicity

A cultural interpretation of another person

Eddie Robinson Rule

A rule, similar to NFL's "Rooney Rule". It's a recommendation by the Black Coaches and Administrators Association for college sports to interview at last one person of color for open senior management and coaching positions.