Race & Ethnicity
What is the definition of Ethnicity?
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b. A cultural heritage that people use to identify a particular population
c. A population of people who are believed to be naturally or biologically distinct from other populations
b. A cultural heritage that people use to identify a particular population
What is the definition of racial ideologies?
A. generalizations used to define and judge all individuals who are classified in a particular racial category
B. attitudes, actions, and policies based on the belief that people in one racial category are inherently superior to people in one or more other categories
C. Interrelated ideas and beliefs that are widely used to classify human beings in categories assumed to be biological and related to attributes such as intelligence, temperament, and physical abilities
C. interrelated ideas and beliefs that are widely used to classify human beings in categories assumed to be biological and related to attributes such as intelligence, temperament, and physical abilities
What were the names of the two famous African American female athletes that play Tennis?
Venus and Serena Williams
Positions of power are generally held by?
A. Black men
B. Varies across different sports
C. white, non-Latinx men.
C. white, non-Latinx men.
What is direct racism?
A. Racism directly in front of you
B. in which fans insult players for ethnic, racial, or religious reasons (e.g., spectators who throw bananas and make monkey sounds when players with African ancestry take the field)
C. In which fans use chants or banners that promote a bigoted or discriminatory political agenda having no direct connection with the sport or players. Ex: banners or chants that call for restricting immigration from certain countries
B. in which fans insult players for ethnic, racial, or religious reasons (e.g., spectators who throw bananas and make monkey sounds when players with African ancestry take the field)
True or False:
Ethnicity IS based on biological or genetically determined traits.
False:
Ethnicity IS NOT based on biological or genetically determined traits. It is based on traditions and history!
Race was used to rank populations based on what?
A. Gender and Society
B. Superior to inferior and civilized to uncivilized
C. I don't know I didn't read the chapter.
B. Superior to inferior and civilized to uncivilized.
True or False:
Black females are more likely to be patronized compared to their male peers.
True
True or false White men are overrepresented in the top power positions in the major professional sports played in the US?
A. True
B. False
A. True
Racist incidents have increased globally since...
A. 2016
B. 2019
C. 2009
C. 2009
Define Ethnic Population:
a. Interrelated ideas and beliefs that are widely used to classify human beings in categories assumed to be biological and related to attributes such as intelligence, temperament, and physical abilities
b. A group of people that do NOT believe in the same things
c. A category of people regarded as socially distinct because they share a way of life, a collective history, and a sense of themselves as a unique population
c. A category of people regarded as socially distinct because they share a way of life, a collective history, and a sense of themselves as a unique population
What did White people use racial ideologies for?
A. To connect skin color with other traits such as intelligence, moral character, physical characteristics and skills.
B. To make fun of those who were non-white.
C. White people didn't use racial ideologies.
To connect skin color with other traits: intelligence, moral character, physical characteristics, and skills.
True or False:
Racial and gender ideologies are NOT interconnected in U.S. sports.
False
Who do blacks play under the control and management of?
A. Other blacks
B. They play and manage under their own control
C. White men
C. White men
What is indirect racism?
A. In which negative racial, ethnic, or religious comments are made by and to players, coaches, and referees. Ex: players using bigoted slurs to demean opponents or referees.
B. In which fans use chants or banners that promote a bigoted or discriminatory political agenda having no direct connection with the sport or players. Ex: banners or chants that call for restricting immigration from certain countries
C. attitudes, actions, and policies based on the belief that people in one racial category are inherently superior to people in one or more other categories
B. In which fans use chants or banners that promote a bigoted or discriminatory political agenda having no direct connection with the sport or players. Ex: banners or chants that call for restricting immigration from certain countries
Give 3 examples of ethnic minorities
African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Indigenous Groups, Native Hawaiians, Hispanic or Latino
Young African American men grow up believing that the blank is superior when it comes to physical abilities in certain sports.
A. body
B. I don't know
C. Black body
C. Black body
True or False:
Black female athletes and coaches face formidable challenges as they negotiate their way in sports, especially on predominantly white U.S. campuses.
True
True or false: the movement of women and ethnic minority persons into power positions in sports has stalled recently.
A. False
B. True
B. True
What is racism on the field?
A. In which negative racial, ethnic, or religious comments are made by and to players, coaches, and referees. Ex: players using bigoted slurs to demean opponents or referees.
B. It's 8 AM I'm too tired for this
C. racial and ethnic exclusion.
A. In which negative racial, ethnic, or religious comments are made by and to players, coaches, and referees. Ex: players using bigoted slurs to demean opponents or referees.
Give 5 examples of races
African American, Asian, Caucasian, Native American, Hispanic or Latino
What is a problem with race?
A. There is no problem with race
B. racial classification model systems force people to make clear racial distinctions on the basis of continuous traits: skin color and other physical traits.
C. Race is too simple
B. racial classification model systems force people to make clear racial distinctions on the basis of continuous traits: skin color and other physical traits.
Over the past three centuries, why did white men fear the power of black male bodies?
a. They were fascinated by their physical movements
b. Black men were better at sports
c. White men were not as strong or fast
a. They were fascinated by their physical movements
How do positions of power in sports reflect the broader power structures of society?
A. access to power is shaped by broader systems of privilege, opportunity, and social norms.
B. Positions of power do not reflect the broader power structures of society.
C. By gender norms and opportunity
A. access to power is shaped by broader systems of privilege, opportunity, and social norms.
When members of ethnic minorities played sports, they usually played...
A. With others
B. among themselves in games and events segregated by choice or by necessity.
C. Ethnic minorities can't play sports so, they just didn't.
B. among themselves in games and events segregated by choice or by necessity.