Power and Privilege in Sports
Following the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, these two female basketball players received very different reactions online and in sports media for similar competitive behaviors. Researchers later studied how race and gender affected public responses on social media.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark
The ability to influence decisions, opportunities, or outcomes
Power
This term is used to describe unequal access to resources and opportunities based on income or wealth.
Economic Inequality
This term describes when people are forced to move from their homes due to rising costs or redevelopment.
Displacement
True or False: Intersectionality means everyone experiences discrimination the same way.
False
Research and reporting continue to show increases in sexism and misogyny in sports, especially in this particular women's sport
Soccer
Advantages some groups have that others don’t, often unearned
Privilege
This term is used to describe a person or family’s economic and social position (income, education, occupation).
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
The process of neighborhood change that includes economic investment and rising property values, often resulting in the displacement of lower-income residents.
Gentrification
A student who speaks English as a second language and has a disability may experience challenges connected to these.
Overlapping Identities
In recent years, soccer players across Europe from this demographic (hint: two identities are at play), have continued to face racist abuse from fans online and in stadiums.
Black Males
Systems that create unfair barriers for certain groups
Oppression
This type of classism is defined by personal attitudes, beliefs or actions
Individual Classism
Housing that is reasonably priced for people with low to moderate incomes
Affordable Housing
This scholar is credited with introducing the concept of intersectionality.
Kimberlé Crenshaw
This person was one of the most talked-about college quarterbacks in the country. However, unexpectedly fell to the fifth round of the NFL Draft, where he was selected 144th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Shedeur Sanders
Prejudice against or in favor of people belonging to a particular social class.
Classism
This type of classism is built into systems and institutions
Systemic Classism
Investment in an area to improve buildings, infrastructure, or image, sometimes leading to gentrification.
Revitalization
A wealthy student experiencing racism is an example of how someone can experience both these things at once.
Privilege and Oppression
Which sport causes the most division regarding whether women should participate? (hint: there are 3, but you only need to guess 1).
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), boxing, and rugby
This term provides a framework for understanding how an individual's overlapping social identities, such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability combine to create unique forms of discrimination or privilege
Intersectionality
In the United States, public schools are funded by _____
Property Taxes
In the PBS Documentary City Rising, several cities in California that are being gentrified were mentioned. Identify one of those cities.
Boyle Heights, South Central L.A., Long Beach, Oakland, Santa Ana, Sacramento
Race, Gender, Socioeconomic Class, Language, Religion, Ability, Sexual Orientation, Age, Family Structure are all examples of these
Identities