2. T and H: Topic: Masculine and Feminine Sports Hypothesis: There is a higher chance of women athletes who play "masculine" sports because it is less frowned upon than a male playing a "feminine" sport.
3. Important Terms: Masculinity: Masculinity is conveyed as a sport that has physical contact, running, and is more physically demanding towards the athletes. Femininity: Feminine sports are conveyed as non-contact sports, and sports that include more “showier” attires. These sports usually derive from masculine sports or revolve around the male sport. Examples of Masculine Sports: Football, baseball, basketball Examples of Feminine Sports: Cheerleading, volleyball, softball
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5. More media time was given to male Olympic athletes than female Olympic athletes.
6. US female and male athletes received the same amounts of medals..
24. Results: This graph shows: 10 people believe culture has an influence on what classifies a feminine and masculine sport. 6 disagree there is any relation between culture and influence.
25. Confounding Variables: Not enough feedback from surveys. Generations may have an impact on acceptance of evolution within sports and genders. Culture and nationality differs between what is feminine and masculine.
26. Comparison to Related Studies Participants in my study agree that male sports receive more attention. There is a difference between male and female sports. Feminine sports are less harmful, while masculine sports are more physically inclined.
27. Conclusion Hypothesis was accepted. Stereotypes in sports do exist. More women play masculine sports than men play feminine sports. Both men and women don’t accept evolution with females and males participating in all sports.
