Deck 19: Gender, Diversity, and Cultural Competence

Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate statement about diversity in sport and athletics?

A) Women are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration
B) Both Women are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration and Racial/ethnic minorities are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration
C) Neither Women are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration nor Racial/ethnic minorities are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration
D) Racial/ethnic minorities are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration

Answer 1

Both Women are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration and Racial/ethnic minorities are under-represented (less than population %) in coaching and athletic administration

Question 2

It is neither useful nor possible to treat everyone exactly the same because cultural identities matter.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Kamphoff's (2010) work suggests that women collegiate coaches experience marginalization, devaluation, and pressure to act in a heterosexual manner.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Describe cultural competence and explain why it is important to be a culturally competent professional in sport and exercise psychology.

Question 5

Sport and exercise professionals areless likely than the general public to be biased and hold negative stereotypes about overweight and obese people.

Question 6

Butryn's article on white privilege in sport demonstrated that:

A) All of these
B) White privilege is widely recognized by both white and non-white participants in sport
C) Professionals in sport and exercise psychology must confront the "taken-for-granted" effects of race in sport and exercise settings
D) White privilege is common in sport and specifically within sport psychology

Question 7

Sport opportunities are influenced by all of the following, except:

A) social class
B) gender
C) geographical location
D) teen pregnancy

Question 8

Ram, Starek and Johnson (2004) report the lack of research on which of the following within the field of sport and exercise psychology?

A) Gender, race/ethnicity, and social class
B) Race/ethnicity and physicality
C) Race/ethnicity and sexual orientation
D) Gender and religion

Question 9

Parham (2005) offers guidelines for developing multiculturally competent sport professionals, including which of the following?

A) Professionals should listen as much (or more than) talking
B) Recognizing that context has very little impact in sport
C) Cultural reflexivity
D) Groups and teams are typically homogenous (from similar backgrounds)

Question 10

Culture (as discussed in the chapter) includes:

A) Race and ethnicity and Gender only
B) Race and ethnicity
C) Physical characteristics and abilities
D) Race and ethnicity, Gender, and Physical characteristics and abilities
E) Gender

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key themes associated with the multicultural framework used in the chapter reading and in multicultural psychology?

A) Color blindness (treat everyone the same)
B) Everyone has multiple, intersecting cultural identities
C) Cultural relations involve power and privilege
D) Action for social justice

Question 12

Sport media coverage of girls and women highlights their physical skills and accomplishments.

Question 13

Cross et al.'s (1999) continuum of cultural competence ranges from:

A) cultural destructiveness to cultural blindness
B) cultural blindness to cultural pre-competence
C) cultural blindness to cultural proficiency
D) cultural destructiveness to cultural proficiency

Question 14

Which of the following is the definition of sexual prejudice?

A) Institutionalized oppression of non-heterosexual people
B) Attitude directed at a social group, involving hostility or dislike
C) Both Discrimination and prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation and Attitude directed at a social group, involving hostility or dislike
D) Discrimination and prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation

Question 15

When considering research on stereotypes, which of the following is true?

A) how people think males and female differ is more important than actual differences
B) as professionals act on stereotypes, opportunities for everyone are restricted
C) None of these
D) Both as professionals act on stereotypes, opportunities for everyone are restricted and how people think males and female differ is more important than actual differences

Question 16

Acosta and Carpenter report that before Title IX was passed in 1972, over 90% of women's athletic teams at the college level were coached by a woman and had a woman athletic director. What is the approximate percentage of women coaching women in collegiate athletics today?

A) 20-25%
B) 90%
C) 40-45%
D) 70-75%

Question 17

Kamphoff, Gill and colleagues (2010) surveyed the Association for Applied Sport Psychology conference programs for almost thirty years. The few abstracts that did address diversity issues focused on simple comparisons of:

A) Sexual orientation
B) Social class
C) Gender differences
D) Race/ethnicity

Question 18

Which of the following is an accurate statement about diversity in exercise and physical activity participation?

A) Racial/ethnic minorities compared to white/Europeans are more likely to be active
B) Neither Men compared to women are more likely to be active nor Racial/ethnic minorities compared to white/Europeans are more likely to be active
C) Men compared to women are more likely to be active
D) Both Men compared to women are more likely to be active and Racial/ethnic minorities compared to white/Europeans are more likely to be active