... When I hear the name Redskin, I think of Sean Taylor, Clinton Portis, a rare playoff team, a terrible drafting organization, and a big spender on free agency busts. According to Dan Snyder in an article from ESPN (2014), “A Redskin is a football player. A Redskin is our fans. The Washington Redskins fan base represents honor, represents respect, represents pride. Hopefully winning.” To the American Indian, a redskin is a derogatory term used to negatively described their past and present. I can relate this term because it could be considered the same to them as calling me nigger or a Mexican a wetback. However, the word “nigga” is used a greeting or a term used to describe a friend. In my personal experience I have seen all races use and it is unfortunately widely accepted throughout America. In doing research I came across the name, George Preston Marshall, the original owner and founder of the Washington Redskins. According to Tomansky (2013), Marshall was the last owner to draft or sign a black player and this was after the ban on allowing blacks was lifted in 1946. A ban that was instigated by him from 1933 till 1946. He was forced by the government to do so, primarily because the land used to build RFK stadium was owned by the Department of Interior. He had a great hatred for individuals that are nonwhite. Marshall was a renowned racists throughout the NFL and it showed. He ordered the Redskins marching band to play the song “Dixie” prior to “The Star-Spangled Banner”...
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...illustrate the complexity of Women’s experience in Sports. In the female and male society, there are specific gender roles and stereotypes that have been established. The typical males are expected to be strong, athletic and independent whereas females are expected to be obedient, attractive nurtures and quiet. Our society demands order to the implemented gender. When these gender norms are violated, it’s common for labels to be given such as ‘’Are you sure that’s not a boy in the net’’, ‘’A girl playing football – what a butch’’ etc. Whilst the ‘’traditional’ gender stereotypes have stayed fairly consistent over the last few centuries, it has also been challenged and confronted by many women and feminists. The one area in which these stereotypes take place is Sports and Physical Activates. Comparing outdated female gender stereotypes with those are 21st century of women in sports, female athletes are establishing their selves in the sporting world. However in saying that it is true those traditional female stereotypes continue to prevail. History Women had limited opportunities to participate in sport or any physical activities until federal legislation came into action allowing women to participate and given equal rights the same as men. Prior to 1870 women engaged in only recreational activities, as they were non-competitive and no rules were required. In the 1900s women started to participate in competitive sports while attempting to limit their involvement continued...
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...In the world we live in today people are judged by their gender everyday, which affects their performance in their everyday life. Although any sex can be a victim of gender stereotypes, the main gender type that is targeted negatively are females because they are considered to be “delicate” and “weak, while men are seen as more “bold” and “strong”. As a result of this, the question that will be focused on is “why do gender stereotypes affect the performance of individuals?”. Gender stereotypes can affect a person's ability to do things to their full potential such as education, competing in sports, or even something as small as playing video games. One reason why gender stereotypes affect the performance of individuals is because of the pressure...
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...Sports broadcast journalism is a profession desired by many. It appears to be more competitive than ever before, especially as a profession for women. It looks like a glamorous career for women because they are traveling from one sporting event to another, meeting athletes, and reporting on the sideline during games. So, as we see an increase in women striving to become sports broadcast journalist, as well as the number of women seen and heard reporting sports, it is a challenge today as it was over a decade ago. The issue is whether or not women in sports media are afforded the same opportunities that include prominent positions, reporting male games as well as female games, benefits and salary based on their qualifications and credibility...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability Category Stereotype 1 Stereotype 2 Stereotype 3 Race All blacks are poor All blacks are ghetto All Hispanics are illegal Gender Women are responsible for raising the children Women aren’t asstrong as men All men do dirty jobs Religion All Muslims are terrorists All Christians are peaceful All Catholic priests are child-molesters Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What are the positive aspects of stereotypes, if any? I do not believe that there are really postivie aspects of stereotypes. Most stereotypes are negative but I do believe that people of those cateorgies set out to place positive stereotypes for them but that does not always end in positive aspects. There are so many negative stereoytpes about black men but one would think that the stereotype that all black men are great in sports would be positive. I don’t feel that is a positive stereotype with a positive aspect either because what about the black...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Race |African men are all criminals |Mexicans all belong to gangs |White men tend to abuse women | |Gender |Men are harder workers |Woman belong in the home |Women do not have the smarts for | | | | |business | |Ethnicity |Africans are better is sports |Asians are smarter |Mexicans are willing to work for | | | | |cheapers rates than others | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. ...
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...with your childhood friends, not having a care in the world about your safety and appearance or more importantly about the gender in question. Then when and why, did football become a man’s sport? For women who choose to ignore that stereotype, pursuing the sport professionally or even as a hobby in India can prove to be an uphill task. As a girl who plays football as a hobby and pursues it as a distant professional dream, stepping out onto a field dominated by the opposite sex can be mortifying and exhilarating at the same time. In a country like India, that is traditionally and educationally rigid, girls playing football is considered a rarity. In Bangalore schools specifically, the Physical Training instructors tend to stick to the gender assigned sports and those who deviate receive a sever tongue lashing. Having played for the Karnataka state team, my first encounter with stereotyping as a hurdle and how I jumped it not-so-gracefully but while creating controversy nonetheless was in school itself. Only after the boys of my school vouched for capabilities was I allowed to be a part of the house team, an opportunity that was earlier that was not available to girls. Now it seems like a trivial achievement, but its magnitude then was colossal. Chitra Gangadharan, a veteran who coaches the Karnataka Senior Women's Football Team and the South zone of the Sports Authority of India and who also in her days was selected to the All Asian Star team, is a coach that is close to my heart...
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...College hoops' black coaching issue Myron Medcalf [ARCHIVE] ESPN.com | July 18, 2013 When a national sportswriter calls to talk about minority hiring in college basketball, folks of all races seem to get nervous. As I sought feedback following last week's release of the "2012 Racial and Gender Report Card: College Sport" by Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport -- the report excludes historically black colleges and universities -- which states that the current pool of Division I African-American head coaches (18.6 percent through the 2011-12 season) is at its lowest mark since the 1995-96 season, people weren't sure what, if anything, they should say. Multiple administrators passed on the opportunity. The NCAA wanted to see my questions, and then it wanted a pre-interview phone conversation before it ultimately emailed its responses. The coaches who talked on the record always ended our chats with the same concern: "I didn't say anything that will make me look bad, right?" Shaka Smart Andy Lyons/Getty Images To reach Shaka Smart's level, black coaches often have to overcome certain labels. I don't blame them. It's an incendiary issue, because we're uncomfortable with race as dialogue. It's still a subject that makes athletic directors -- 89 percent of whom are white at the Division I level, per the report -- squirm. Minority coaches speak cautiously, because they don't want to be labeled as rebels or militants. That hesitancy...
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...| Oregon bans Native American school mascots, images | Article 4 | | | Tika ShouldersSoc. 110 T/Thur. 2:15pmProfessor BlossomNovember 5, 2013 | Is it honorable or racist to use Native American Mascots in schools, or professional sports teams? Explain your answer in details. The use of Native American Mascots has been a contentious issue for many years. The exploit of names for sport teams was chosen at time when the dominate group believed that the Native American Indians were a loss and forgotten race. Back in the 20th century Native American tribes were perceived as ruthless, devious, savages, and war-like. According to Joseph Healey (2010) “the persistence of stereotypes and the extent to which they have become enmeshed in modern culture is illustrated by continuing controversies surrounding …names for athletic teams…” (p. 261). Stereotyping indigenous people has been largely perpetuated in our sport teams. When Indian names were chosen to represent sports it does not appear to be because of honor. Native American mascots are a seed of racism and are a general acceptance for institutionalizing American Indians once again. Race-based mascots are very offensive and do not belong in our schools. We are teaching our children that stereotyping and racial discrimination is still acceptable today. The Indian mascots are a creation of a generation that grew up in an era where Native Americans did not get treated fairly. Mascots are a symbol of the extensive history...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Race |All Mexicans are illegal. |All Asains are bad drivers. |Blacks are good at all sports. | |Gender |Women are bad drivers |Men are dirty. |A woman can’t work the same jobs | | | | |as a man. | |Disability |Disabled people are sick. |Someone with a disability should |Disabled people will not have a | | | |be treated special. |fulfilled life. | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least three related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Age |No Experience |To old to understand |Not dependable | |Gender |Men like sports more then women |Women are not strong as men |Men are not clean as women | |Race |Not From United Staes |Don’t speak English |Recieveing government assistance | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What are the positive aspects of stereotypes, if any? I don’t believe there is a positive aspect to being prejudice, when you make a decision about a person based on other opinion that is bad. Prejudice can cause you to miss out on meet some of life greatest people because...
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...and one of the more prominent ones is the issue of women in sport and whether they can compete with men in terms of generating the same amount of profit and producing equal entertainment. There are many different perspectives on the issue, some agreeing with, and some disagreeing with, the statement that, “women’s sport will never be able to compete with men’s sport. Sport isn’t for women, it’s for men.” Some of the issues that women in sport are faced with today are: gender stereotypes, leading to double standards, and also sexual exploitation. Sexism is defined as prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex (Merriam-webster, 2015). Women are subjected to sexism through gender stereotyping which can lead to certain job restrictions, unequal pay and inaccurate media portrayal. This also leads onto the issue of sexual exploitation. Women are much more likely to be portrayed in ways that show off their physical anatomy rather than show casing their athletic capabilities, like most men are portrayed. Women’s bodies, belonging to professional athletes, are exploited as a commodity and used as a way of making profit by portraying the women in a sexual manner rather than...
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...A dramatic increase in the numbers and percentage of women in the workplace has occurred. Barriers to women’s entry into senior management or also known as the “glass ceiling”, exist across the globe, and it’s a lot worse in some arears of the world than in others. (chap 5. pp. 146) One of the key barriers that can hinder the advancement of women is stereotypes. Gender stereotypes start at a very early age. When we are invited to birthday parties, if it’s a girl’s birthday we would take barbies or pink dolls and if it’s a boy’s birthday, we would take water guns or soccer ball. We automatically assume that because she is a girl, she will like anything “girly” and because he is a guy, he will like anything related to violence (gun) or sports. However, this is not a negative generalization and does not necessarily describe the attributes of every person of each gender. These gender stereotypes inaccurately try to describe all women and therefore make them inferior to men. Such stereotypes are extremely counterproductive in the workplace and prevent women and men from working effectively together and respect each other. Women more often than men choose to reduce their work commitment to part-time to spend more time with their kids and to better balance work and family. Read more:...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Gender |Men are much better workers than |Women are terrible drivers. |Men should never get paid the same| | |women | |as women. | |Ethnicity |Asians are smarter people and very|Mexicans work hard and work cheap |Indians are good taxi drivers | | |good at math | | | |Race |Hispanics only eat rice and beans |Africans are better at sports |All Africans eat fried chicken | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. ...
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...Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises, remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased, considerate, and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category |Stereotype 1 |Stereotype 2 |Stereotype 3 | |Race |Cultural-high and low prejudice |Ambiguous- relevant |Congruent thoughts | | |persons |behaviors |Negative thoughts | |Gender |Gender Equality |Women are inferior to men |Men are messy | |Disibility |It’s a sickness |They are a menace to society |People treat them different. Some | | | | |people are different with them. | Part II Answer each question in 50 to 100 words related to those stereotypes. Provide citations for all the sources you use. ...
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