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Undergraduate 2
12/04/2011

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Were women allowed to be physically active outside of chores?
Definition
No
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When was it acceptable for women to be physically active (Year)?
Definition
mid-1800s
Term
Since women were excluded from in the first olympics (776 B.C.) what did they hold?
Definition
They held the Games of Hera. They honored the Greek goddess Hera, who ruled over women and the earth
Term
How did Pierre de Coubertin feel about the inclusion of women in the olympics?
Definition
He felt it would be "impractical, uninteresting, unasthetic and incorrect"
Term
When and where did women first compete in the modern Olympics?
Definition
in the 1900 Paris Games
Term
Who was the first woman champion in an Olympic sport and what sport did she play?
Definition
Charlotte Cooper, winning the women's singles tennis event
Term
Why were American women excluded from swimming in 1912?
Definition
America thought that the competition clothing was to revealing
Term
What happened to women running the 800m race?
Definition
The finishing women were completely exhausted so womens races were no longer than 200m  for about 30 years, or until the 1960s
Term
Basket ball was invented by whom for whom and in what year?
Definition
It was invented by James Naismith for his YMCA training school in 1891
Term
When and by whom was Basket ball introduced to women?
Definition
Basket ball was introduced to women by PE teacher Senda Berenson to her students at Smith College, a college for women only
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When was the first intercollegiate game of women's basketball?
Definition
in 1896 between Berkeley and Stanford
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In what year was women's intercollegiate basketball banned "for the purpose of guarding the health of the individual player."
Definition
in 1899 by Stanford and UC
Term
In what year was women's basketball an OFFICIAL Olympic event?
Definition
1976
Term
In what year did the US Congress pass Title IX?
Definition
1972
Term
what year were the guidlines for title IX established and what were they? 
Definition

1975 and the tests were and still are:

Proportionality test

History of Progress test

Accommodation of Interest test

Term
In what years was the Americans with Disabilities Act enacted?
Definition
1990
Term
Define disability according to the ADA:
Definition
any individual who was physical/mental impairment that severly impacts a persons life activities
Term
What are the Paralympics?
Definition
the Paralympics are Olympics held for persons who have amputations, visual impairment, Cerebral Palsy, spinal cord injuries, etc.
Term
In what year was the paralympics part of the US olympic committee?
Definition
2001
Term
when and where were the inagural games of the Paralympics held?
Definition
in 1960 Rome, Italy
Term
On average, how many athletes compete in the Paralympic games?
Definition
over 5,000
Term
What are the 6 disability categories of the Paralympics?
Definition

- Amputee

- Cerebral Palsy

- Intellectual Disability

- Wheelchair

- Visually Impaired

- Les Autres (The Others)

Term
What are the Special Olympics?
Definition
the Special Oympics are Olympics for persons with all levels of intellectual disability and may also have a physical disability
Term
how many athletes do the Special Olympics attract?
Definition
about 1.7 million athletes
Term
What is Deviant?
Definition
Departing from an accepted norm
Term
Underconformity
Definition
behavior that does not confrom the generally accepted rules of a sport
Term
Overconformity
Definition
overconforming to the expectations of high-performance sport
Term
What is Hooliganism?
Definition
a traditions of British soccer for many years, destructive and disruptive behavior towards a sport or game
Term
what are some reasons for violence in sport?
Definition

- Survival of the sport

- Earning respect from opponents

Term
What is the #1 crime committed by athletes?
Definition
Domestic violence
Term
about what percent of female athletes report eating disorders?
Definition
33% or 1/3 of female athletes
Term
What is the Female Athlete Triad?
Definition
A series of events tha can lead to Osteoporosis.
Term
What is disordered eating?
Definition
as simple as not knowing to eat enough to sustain sufficient energy to full-blown clinical eating disorders
Term
What is Amenorrhea?
Definition
A loss of Menstruation
Term
What is Osteoporosis?
Definition
A breakdown of healthy bones
Term
What is Race?
Definition

Race is a social construction to describe members of society with genetic similarity

- Physically

- Biologically

Term
What is Ethnicity?
Definition
The culture or heritage of a group of people
Term
What are the 6 Race categories identified in the US Census
Definition

- White

- Black

- American Indian

- Asian

- Native Hawiian

- Other

Term
What are the 5 race categories in order of population percent
Definition

- White

- Black

- Asian

- American Indian

- Native Hawiian

Term
What is the forcast for population for 2050?
Definition

- Latino/Hispanic Americans will double

- Asian Americans will nearly double

- White population will drop to 46% (66% in 2008)

Term
What is Stacking in Sport?
Definition
Unusual distribution of whites and blacks in certain sport positions that cannot be explained by a random distribution
Term
Hispanic NCAA collegiate athletes are underrepresented in virtually every sport except?
Definition
Volleyball
Term
Who is Jim Thorpe and what did he do?
Definition

Jim Thrope is a Native American athlete.

- played por baseball and football

- won 2 Olympic medals in the 1912 pentathalon and decathalon

Term
By whom was LaCrosse created?
Definition
Native Americans
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