Exam 39: Its Dude Time: A Quarter Century of Excluding Womens Sports in Televised News and Highlight Shows

The authors state that women's achievements are presented ambivalently. Explain the meaning of this assertion and provide an example.

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Answers will vary but should include the idea that stories of prominent, successful athletes are often framed alongside stories of women as mothers or wives. Examples may include the KNBC story covering former basketball star Lisa Leslie's introduction into the women's basketball Hall of Fame.

Describe how excitement for men's sports is typically generated and maintained. Compare this to the portrayal of women's sports.

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Men's sports are typically presented with far more enthusiasm and excitement, the commentators consistently deploying vocal inflections, high-volume excitement, and evocative descriptors. By contrast, when women's sports are covered at all, they are presented in a "matter-of-fact" style with brief and bland afterthought. The general lack of an excited tone and agentic language in most of the reporting on women's sports helps to mark women's sports as less interesting and, in many instances, even boring.

A place set up by men for men to celebrate men's sensational athletic accomplishments is referred to as a ______.

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Describe the three intertwined patterns that are involved in the creation of "dude time."

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Transitions before commercial breaks in news and highlights shows are often marked by ______ that are intended to build interest and hold the audience for an exciting upcoming story.

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Maddie is a 21-year-old female athlete who is regularly seen on televised sports broadcasts. Based on the research discussed in the reading, which sport does Maddie most likely play?

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What are the three dynamics that shape how news broadcasters build audiences for men's sports while positioning women's sports as unimportant?

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The larger picture of girls' and women's progress in sport is best described as ______.

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The authors found that ______ of broadcast coverage was dedicated to women's sports.

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In which month would one most likely to find a television broadcast of women's sports?

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According to the authors, what was the central aim of their study?

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Question 11

Discuss how televised news coverage of women's sports can affect gender relations.

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Question 12

In 2014, the most commonly featured women's sport was ______.

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Question 13

What has happened to women's sports leadership as girls' participation in youth sports has increased?

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Question 14

Which statement best summarizes the portrayal of women athletes by news and highlights commentators over the past 20 years?

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Exam 39: Its Dude Time: A Quarter Century of Excluding Womens Sports in Televised News and Highlight Shows

The authors state that women's achievements are presented ambivalently. Explain the meaning of this assertion and provide an example.

Describe how excitement for men's sports is typically generated and maintained. Compare this to the portrayal of women's sports.

A place set up by men for men to celebrate men's sensational athletic accomplishments is referred to as a ______.

Describe the three intertwined patterns that are involved in the creation of "dude time."

Transitions before commercial breaks in news and highlights shows are often marked by ______ that are intended to build interest and hold the audience for an exciting upcoming story.

Maddie is a 21-year-old female athlete who is regularly seen on televised sports broadcasts. Based on the research discussed in the reading, which sport does Maddie most likely play?

What are the three dynamics that shape how news broadcasters build audiences for men's sports while positioning women's sports as unimportant?

The larger picture of girls' and women's progress in sport is best described as ______.

The authors found that ______ of broadcast coverage was dedicated to women's sports.

In which month would one most likely to find a television broadcast of women's sports?

According to the authors, what was the central aim of their study?

Discuss how televised news coverage of women's sports can affect gender relations.

In 2014, the most commonly featured women's sport was ______.

What has happened to women's sports leadership as girls' participation in youth sports has increased?

Which statement best summarizes the portrayal of women athletes by news and highlights commentators over the past 20 years?

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