Nothing was really going in favour of upping women's participation and opportunity in sports. ... This obviously applied in the sports aspect of colleges, universities and high schools. ... Colleges, universities and high schools were now forced to publish their expenses on male sports and female sports. ... The statistics show that there still is some ironing out of amature sports in the United States. ... These schools initiated women's sports enhancement programs. ...

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Within sports, heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. ... Women's sports continue to receive and substantially less amount of news coverage and airtime than men's sports. ... Unlike men's sports, women's sports are often played during the afternoon, a time that prevents many spectators from attending and sends a message that women's sports are less important than males. ... The overall lack of economic growth and revenue that women's sports produce are large contributing factors to the disregard for women's sports. ... In contrast to these perce...

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In the same study, "It is a myth that the growth of women's sports has been responsible for the elimination of men's sports," says Donna Lopiano executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. ... (Women's Sports Foundation, NCAA) When women and men participate in sports dominated by the opposite gender there is often great objection to individuals defying the norm. Often women are the people who attempt to participate in so called non-traditional sports. ... Many people see men as a threat to this value believing that a mans presence on the field could intimidate th...

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This is because girls have historically been the underrepresented sex in school sports and athletics. ... The question then becomes, how do administrators determine which sports (and which positions) are safe and which are not? ... This I believe is also counterproductive to that same overall goal of gender equality in youth sports. ... Title IX is not without its own controversy however, as it is has shown to be interpreted by different people in different ways. ... Sometimes this is necessary simply because the interest level in certain sports for boys and girls can be quite different. ...

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Or that people who are overweight are usually lazy or belong to low-income families, and that overweight people usually are not successful in life. ... Only recently, have women been exposed through sports. ... People look at them and are amazed. ... The coverage of women in sports brings out the best of the female race. ... Many people wonder, who can affect the media agenda, the answer is that m...

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Masculinities and Athletic Careers - A Look into the Role Sports Play in Gender Development The article by Michael Menner, Masculinities and Athletic careers, studies the relationship between sports and gender. ... Menner speaks on the impact that organize sports has on men. ... Menner attributes the shift of attitude towards sports to the influence of men in the kid's life. ... These values are continuously constructed as boys become men, and affect how people are expected to behave in society. ... Additionally, this need to present you as a masculine figure places women police officer...

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The picture of her in a black sports bra on the Rose Bowl field was perhaps the tournament's signature moment. ... However, if a woman takes of her shirt and plays in a sports bra, it is unacceptable and many places have rules against it. ... Some people think just because there are only a few women recognized as being outstanding from the past, that their efforts were rare, but this is not the case. ... Out of 14 sports that have men's and women's teams, the Division I men's head and assistant coaches' combined average base salaries were more than the women's ...

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At first all the men in the room thought it was a new sports center or sports report coming on television because of the anchors, using sports lingo and the sports report music playing in the background. ... They know what men like, men like sports, men like women, and men like any hair color but GRAY! ... However, people already know that commercials are just used to sell something to the viewer, so it's always amazing as to why people even watch them anymore and that commercials are still used as a successful product seller or identifier. ... This approach to people's minds ma...

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(My Big Fat Greek Wedding) Call it old-fashioned, but is this not the way that most people were raised? ... Theroux even insults highschool sports coaches and professional athletes by saying that they are "pathetic oafs". ... One would find it hard to believe that no little boy has ever wanted to play sports, and that all sports are just a conspiracy to make boys into men. ... If sports are a cause of men not enjoying being men, then why are major league sports so popular now? ... Are all people going to stand up some day and do what is right and fulfill the obligations and God-given ...

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One of the areas in which visibly homosexual individuals, particularly gay males, suffer is in organized sports. ... For this reason, male athletes are not encouraged to come out and are rather forced by societal norms to do everything they can to pass as heterosexual, in order to maintain society's accepted idea of masculinity required to participate in professional sports (Eng 2008). ... Due to this, young people are often forced to learn to pass and to appear to be as heterosexual as possible when dealing with the police (Dwyer 2011). ... This reaction reinforces the notion that gay ...

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Sports associated with the dominant form of 'manliness' are the most culturally valued in our society. ... Moreover, with such social importance placed on sport there is probably nothing more humiliating in a boy's development than repeatedly being the last one chosen in school sports. ... "The New Warriors" represent an advertiser's use of military or sports figures to enhance the "manliness" of their products. ... Sports and other magazines with a large male readership are filled with ads for muscle-enhancing products often equating muscles with violent power. ... (...

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Concerned with being good parents, people are accumulating a lot of information on the subject. ... These sports are famous for the large number of gay players that are involved. ... The girl participated actively in sports such as basketball and baseball, demonstrating good technical skills at both. ... The girl participated actively in sports such as basketball and baseball, demonstrating good technical skills at both. ... Most of the people are still uncomfortable with gays. ...

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A Man thinks that there is no use in two people remembering the same thing, because he knows that his mate will remember. ... One of men's favorite pastimes is sports. If a man is watching sports and his favorite team is loosing, he will often stomp on the floor, and yell the player's names; he thinks the players can hear him. ...

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Rubin interviewed 300 people from a variety of backgrounds, between the ages of 25 and 55. ... Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of women. ... If a heterosexual woman were to have things in common with a heterosexual man, usually involving the stereotypical hobbies like video games or sports, she is looked at being "one of the boys " or less feminine. ...

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The goal of the participant observation method is to acquire accurate knowledge of a particular group of people through experience awareness and steady involvement over a specific period of time. ... Results Family and other social ties including church groups or sports teams contribute in the gendering of children's bodies. ... Playing certain sports such as kickball or baseball where you must use your entire body become difficult as the restrictive attire doesn't allow much room for movement. ...

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Competition is not only something you see on the sports field, but it is also evident in manhood. ... They are constantly boasting about past accomplishments, whether its sports or how they are with the ladies, in order to portray this front and that they are ultimately masculine. ... What is unique however, is that there is no same "normal" between two people. ...

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Much like, girl's wear pink and boys wear blue, girl's play house and boys play sports, these are all social constructs that shape our society in to understanding which gender role we each fit according to our birth sex. Some how it is socially accepted for a girl to like sports and simply be considered a "tomboy", but for a boy to like dolls is almost considered forbidden. ...

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Some people also using chat programs such as MSN Messenger and ICQ. Many people reading assorted web pages such as news, sports, music, and movies while working on other things. Also, many print jobs being sent to printers for school related purposes To obtain survey data, interview 6 people ( 3 men and 3 women) about their computer use, using the following questions. 1. ...

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Most people believe that it only occurs among women of color, who are married and living in poor communities. ... As mentioned earlier, people have a tendency to place stereotypes on those whom they believe are more prone towards domestic violence. ... Competition can be defined in terms of sports, and (need a list) It has been proven by previous studies that sports and physical activity play a major role in the construction of young men's view of their masculinity. ...

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Sports scientists have proven that women can run 90 percent as fast as the average man, and is about two thirds as strong as men in upper body strength when using the traditional military method of measuring physical fitness. ... As the military knows, in order to gain access to impertinent information about the enemy such as the locations of insurgent operations, which passes are used for the facilitation of weapons and materials, and also, the emplacement of improvised explosive devices or IED's; American troops must first gain the trust of the native people. ...

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X enjoys playing sports, but at the same time, X enjoys playing house too. ... In Gould's article she claims that gender bending is over dramatized and that people should not place too much value on what the sexes can and can not do. ...

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People are surrounding by gender and present all the conflicts, humors and conversations. ... Genders convince people think our society is building up by genes. ... For instance, in society, all the boys need to play all the sports such as basketball, soccer and rugby, etc ; and they cannot sit around and are uncompetitive. ... It shows more that people learn how to read other minds and through other action culturally. ... Mostly, people will use the same traits and social norms to attribute the gender to them. ...

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Cars, clothes, sports, not these physical things but the use of them will enhance anothers sexual attractiveness. ... But the sexual tendancies of humans also have to do with the way people are raised. ... The people of the Fore (farmers from Bew Gineau) believe it is a curse of some sort. ... But, there are several people like this man who do not fit into and feel comfortable in this behavior. ... The difference between people, personality and sexually is seen within every indivdual. ...

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They continue living their lives the way they are accustomed, and they also overlook people's expectations. ... (If this wasn't the case then why do people purchase magazines filled with articles regarding the lives of others. People always want to know what's going in order to be involved even if it has nothing to do with them.) ... People shouldn't do certain things to prove their manliness or womanhood to others. ... If a girl is fascinated with playing sports she's labeled as a tomboy and made fun of by other children who most of the times turn out to b...

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" This consumer movement instilled the idea to many people that women 'belonged in the kitchen'. ... Society is shaped by the suggestions of television advertisers who influence consumers' beliefs on how people should look or act. ... Especially when representing leisure activities such as the outdoors, sports, cars and driving, relaxing, or entertaining at home. ... Today both and women want equality for all, and it is possible because social norms have changed and people's views about how society should be are more diverse....

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