SOC 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Johnny Weir, Binary System, Gender Binary
9 Nov 2015
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Cheerleaders in nba get paid less, spurs first female coach. Equality same rights, supposed to be equal, not every individual has the same in the social world. Ryerson sports team some compete in cis, accessibility to the level. Assume we are equal but individuals live different. Equity fruit full easier to practice or achieve. Achieving fairness to compete in marginal group or the disadvantage groups. Fifa ban female soccer players wearing hijabs, fifa rules prior to 2012, and female soccer players had access. Equity not all females who wore hijabs/scarfs could not play sited safety issues such as strangling players, pull off/ perceived dangers. Iranien team could not play because they refused to remove their scarf. Olympics was getting flamed on, so allowed athletes to wear head scarfs. Jonathan toews jumpstart allows under privilege/disadvantage kids to play each kid given boost so they are equity at same level.
