SOC 367 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homophobia
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Gender is a fundamental organizing principle of social life. No person in the us shall, on the basis of sex, be exluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. A law passed as part of the education amendments of 1972, signed by president richard. A school must meet any one of three equity tests: proportional participation test, history of progress test, accommodation of interest test. Schools have to present concrete numbers to pass number 1 oor have exceptional reasons for continuing to claim compliance under tests 2 and 3. Fostered major changes in sport participation opportunities avaiable to girls and women. Evoked continuous resistance since it became law in 1972. Demonstrated that laws and law enforcement do not exist in a social and cultural vacuum.
