SMR 425 Exam Uno
What year is Jackie Robinson break the MLB color barrier?
1947
Ethnicity is what?
A cultural heritage group
What is the majority group by percent in the MLB?
White
What sport has Asian descent dominated?
Golf
What is the majority group by percent in the NBA and WNBA?
African American
What is the majority group by percent in the NFL?
African American
Define racism
Belief in superiority of one race over another
What are some reasons that lead to racial differences in sport?
Biological, Cultural and social, Opportunity
What professional league has the highest present of international players?
MLB
What is a social category constructed to describe people with genetic similarity?
Race
What is the most popular sport for Latinas in NCAA D1?
Softball
T/F The overall rate for graduation among student athletes has increased steadily since 1995.
True
T/F There is still resistance to changing names of Native American mascots.
True
T/F WNBA players often play in both the WNBA and overseas to make a living.
True
The term stacking refers to an unusual distribution of which two races in certain sport positions that cannot be explained by a random distribution?
White and Black
