Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rooney Rule, Socioeconomic Status, Cerebellum
12 Oct 2016
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Table 7. 2 american participation in sports and physical activity by gender. Aerobic exercising tends to be a heavy skew towards females (70/30 split) Weightlifting is predominantly male (65/35 split or 2:1) It"s b/c of society; male wants to be big; female wants to be thin: studies show cardiovascular is better, while others disagree. Participation: african american popular representation among athletes in popular male team sports (80% Leadership: low proportion of african american coaches at elite levels, relative to the # of players. Self-fulling prophecy maybe because they"ll put white people at that position since they"ve grown up doing it so they"re better at it. Leadership: people who control elite sport are very wealthy, top collegiate athletic directors and coaches are well-paid, less affluent people have opportunities for leadership in grassroots sport. Socioeconomic status (ses): social position based on wealth, education, and occupational prestige.
