Deck 11: Gender and Race

Question 1

What is the most correct statement regarding the effect of Title IX on women in the sports media?

A) It actually reduced the number of women in sports media
B) It increased opportunities, but also created a backlash of resentment
C) It had no effects on the number of women in sports media
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The debate over issues of access for women in the sports media is:

A) Timeless
B) Picking up in recent years
C) About 40 to 50 years old
D) Something that ended with Doris O'Donnell in 1957

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The "Lisa Olson incident" revolved around:

A) Pre-game meals and other food made available to the press
B) Photographs published in a sports magazine
C) Post-game press conferences
D) Locker room access

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In terms of women in the sports media, "sexploitation" refers to:

A) The fact that there aren't many women because most outlets are owned by men
B) The fact that some women are showcased because of their physical attractiveness
C) The growing number of sexual harassment lawsuits filed by women in sports media
D) The fact that not as many women's sports are televised as men's sports

Question 5

What primarily drives television sports ratings and determines its content is:

A) The male audience
B) Advertisers
C) The network broadcasting the event
D) Title IX

Question 6

As of 2014, available statistics indicate black ownership of full power (television or radio?) stations in the United States was:

A) Increasing
B) Slowly decreasing
C) Staying about the same
D) Exactly zero

Question 7

A common avenue for minorities to find a spot in the sports broadcast booth has been:

A) Entering directly from college with a broadcasting degree
B) Working their way up from smaller television markets
C) Former athletes transitioning from the playing field
D) Minority development and opportunity programs

Question 8

What drives the race issue in sports?

A) Title IX
B) Athletes
C) Money
D) Sports reporters