Both males and females may hold sexist beliefs and engage in conduct that is informed by sexist attitudes. Why are the sexist beliefs of men, about women, more damaging?

What will be an ideal response?


The sexist beliefs that men have about women are more damaging because men, as a group, have more social power. In addition, women suffer from higher rates of sexual victimization than men.

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The most difficult diversity issue faced in sports today is

A. coaching European athletes who have never dealt with cultural diversity. B. determining the citizenship of athletes who play sports in many countries. C. integrating positions of power in sport organizations. D. selling season tickets to immigrants.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Pierre Bourdieu’s structuralist perspective is very similar to the classical structuralist’s perspective. 2. Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical perspective is biased toward privileging constructivism over structuralism. 3. The habitus, according to Pierre Bourdieu, is a mental structure through which people deal with the social world. 4. Pierre Bourdieu believed that it is possible for a person to have an inappropriate habitus. 5. The habitus operates to constrain thought and action, but it does not determine thought and action.

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