Issues College Sports Review
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Which NCAA division has the most student athletes?
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Division 3
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Impact playing sports has on student athletes social and academic lives?
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curfew that students don't have, limited time outside of playing and academics, no time for another job to make up for salary
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Student athletes vs. non athletes GPA and graduation rates?
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Graduation rate for students is 58% while athletes is 60%
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Academic Clustering
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25% or more from the same sport pick the same major or class schedule
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Groups of Student athletes with highest GPA and graduation rates?
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Basketball is lowest graduation rate
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NCAA's goal in implementing stricter academic standards?
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new program that requires better academic performance in order to compete
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Who is responsible for academic success of student athletes?
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Coaches, students, athletic program so they can play
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Consequences of the student athlete experience?
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not much free time, limited social life, being stereotyped
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What social group dominates american intercollegiate athletic competition?
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white males
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What influence gravitates African Americans toward certain sports?
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demographics growing up, financial situation, peers, role models, odds of going pro
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What is meant by the term double jeopardy?
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black women face twice as many obstacles
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The trends in the racial and gender report card?
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Glass ceiling that prevents blacks and women in management positions
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How utilizing Native American mascots is racism?
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how would you feel if it was pittsburgh jews or caucasions
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Stereotypes about african american student athletes?
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on campus for sports only, privileged, dumb, lazy
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Faculty bias about student athletes academic performance?
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Faculty views them as overprivileged, pampered, and only at school to play sports, lower expectations and cut off communications
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What is and the intent of Title XI?
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Intent to give equal opportunity to women in this case sport
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Why were women ignored in college sports?
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backlash of title XI, deemed as inappropriate, seen as manly if competed
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Next steps for gender and racial equality ?
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hiring of more women and blacks cause they stick to the good ol boy system
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What events led to the rise in the participation rates of women in college sports?
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Title XI, formation of AIAW, shift to NCAA combined athletic programs
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Controversy that resulted in the compliance efforts of athletic departments with Title XI
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fudging numbers, taking scholarships from mens sport and giving to women
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Which sports makes it tough for gender equality rates in college sports?
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Football
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Sport hit the hardest by gender compliance rules?
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wrestling and gymnastics
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Sport african american women are most represented in?
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Track and Cross Country
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AIAW function and how it ended?
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Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, governed women's athletics and administered championships, lost money and statues NCAA combined
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Two schools that participated in first women's basketball game (1896)
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Stanford and California
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How was early women's sports participation rates described?
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increased over time
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How can school comply with mandated gender equality requirements?
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proportionality, new opportunities, accommodation of interest and abilities
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1980 NCAA policy that helped increase participation rate for women in sport?
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over championships for women's athletics
