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Assignment:
Submission: Scenarios Exercise
This assignment aligns with the following course objective: Demonstrate you are able to identify racial and gender discrimination issues in sports.
Read Read Chapters 13 and 18 in your textbook by Caplan
Read the following scenarios and answer the questions:
Scenario 1: Unequal Training Facilities
Background: A state-funded university has recently renovated its athletic training facilities. The men's basketball team has received a state-of-the-art training center with modern equipment, while the women's basketball team continues to use the old facility, which is in disrepair and lacks many of the new amenities.
Question: How does this situation reflect potential Title IX violations concerning gender discrimination in sports?
Scenario 2: Recruitment Biases
Background: A college track and field coach predominantly recruits athletes from European countries, bypassing local talents, especially athletes of color, who have comparable or even superior records. The coach often justifies this by saying that the European athletes "fit better with the team dynamics."
Question: What racial discrimination issues are evident in the coach's recruitment strategies?
Scenario 3: Uneven Scholarship Distribution
Background: A university's soccer program offers ten full scholarships every year. Historically, eight out of ten of these scholarships are consistently awarded to male athletes, even though the women's soccer team has had a more successful track record in the past few years.
Question: How does the distribution of scholarships indicate potential gender discrimination in line with Title IX?
Scenario 4: Dismissive Behavior
Background: An African-American tennis player at a prestigious college often overhears snide remarks from her teammates about her natural athletic abilities, implying she didn't earn her spot on the team through hard work. The coach overhears these comments but chooses to dismiss them as "harmless banter."
Question: What racial discrimination issues arise from the behavior of the tennis player's teammates and the coach's inaction?