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Sports are described in this chapter as 'sites' where:
Race is used in the chapter to refer to a population of people who are believed to be:
Ethnic population is used in the chapter to refer to a category of people regarded as socially distinct because they:
A minority, as used in the chapter, refers to a socially identified population that:
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Using the definitions in the chapter, Native People in the US would be considered:
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The idea of race was first developed by:
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Racial ideology is a web of ideas and beliefs that is used to:
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When European peoples were exploring and colonizing the globe, they developed racial classification systems and ideologies allowing them to conclude that:
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The racial ideology that became widely accepted in the US during the 19th and 20th centuries supported white Americans as they sought to:
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Racial ideology became important to support Jim Crow Laws. These laws:
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Dominant racial ideology in the US during most of the 20th century was based on the belief that whiteness was a pure and innately special racial category. This belief:
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Recent research in biology and genetics has led to the conclusion that:
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An accurate view of race today is that it is:
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The classification systems that are popularly used to divide all human beings into specific and distinct racial categories are based on:
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The classification systems usually used to distinguish races are based on:
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When people use continuous traits as a basis for identifying races:
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Racial ideology in the US is based on the one-drop rule. The original purpose of this rule was to:
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Tiger Woods, the popular and successful professional golfer, identifies himself as:
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A major problem with racial ideology today is that it:
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Racism is defined as attitudes, actions, and policies based on the belief that people in one racial category are:
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When Joe Louis won the heavyweight boxing championship in 1935, many white sports journalists used the racial ideology of that era to attribute his victory to:
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When dominant racial ideology has been used to explain the success of athletes with white skin, there has usually been an emphasis on the importance of:
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When 'whiteness' is used as the taken-for-granted standard against which everything else is viewed, the success of black athletes is:
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In the box, 'Jumping Genes' in Black Bodies, it is noted that much of the research devoted to identifying performance differences by skin color is based on the idea that:
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The statement 'white men can't jump' is a racial slur.
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Study Notes
Race and Ethnicity in Sports
- Sports function as venues where perceptions of skin color and ethnicity are both shaped and enacted.
- Race refers to groups believed to be biologically distinct from one another.
- Ethnicity denotes a group distinguished by shared history, lifestyle, and identity.
- Minority populations experience a shared unity and face discrimination.
- Native Peoples in the US are classified as both an ethnic and minority group.
- The concept of race originated from European explorers encountering diverse global populations.
- Racial ideology encompasses beliefs that classify individuals based on skin color.
- European colonization led to racial classifications that justified supremacy of white-skinned individuals.
- In 19th and 20th century America, racial ideologies rationalized expansionism and segregation.
- Jim Crow Laws were underpinned by racial ideologies enforcing segregation.
- The dominant belief in 20th century America deemed whiteness as an inherently superior racial category.
- Contemporary biological and genetic research disputes the biological legitimacy of race.
- Race is understood today as a social construct lacking biological foundation.
- Common racial classification systems are based on social interpretations of biological features.
- Racial divisions are often based on continuous traits rather than discrete categories.
- Continuous traits permit endless possibilities for race identification.
- The one-drop rule aimed to preserve power and property for white individuals.
- Tiger Woods identifies as "Cablinasian," indicating a mixed heritage.
- Racial ideology perpetuates racism and reinforces stereotypes.
- Racism is defined as the belief in the superiority of one racial category over others.
- White journalists attributed Joe Louis's boxing success in 1935 to inherent racial traits rather than his skill.
- Success of white athletes is often attributed to cultural factors.
- The success of black athletes is frequently viewed through a lens of "whiteness," perceived as problematic.
- Research linking performance to skin color often overlooks the influence of environment and social factors.
- The phrase "white men can't jump" is not treated as a racial slur but reflects societal perceptions of athletic ability.
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Explore key concepts from Chapter 8 on race and ethnicity in sports. This quiz will test your understanding of how sports function as sites for the formation and reinforcement of ideas related to skin color and ethnicity. Prepare to delve into the definitions and implications of race and ethnic populations in the context of sports.
