Sexual Discrimination in Sports 1
Peter Habib
English 301
16 March 2016
Annotated Bibliography APA
Working Title:
Sexual Discrimination in Sports
Research Question:
Should we unify the gender division across collegiate, professional and
Olympic sports?
Working Thesis:
Although safety concerns may arise, upholding gender segregation in adult
sport promotes gender inequality, sexual discrimination and diminishment of
female athletic capabilities.
Introduction:
Sports fans are driven by the principle of uncertainty; the main ingredient in
the addiction we know as sports. Allowing sport gender integration creates
an electrifying and an even more uncertain environment. Diversity within a
competition allows for more electrifying games which brings out the best in
athletes, happier fans, and bigger celebrations. Now there may be some
speculation from chauvinists people who believe men are superior to
woman. Individuals who expect women to underperform in gender mixed
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sport because of her gender will be blown away to see the athletic
capabilities of the female body. This topic cannot be equated to youth sport
because children are more prone to injury and are too young to be cautiously
aware of their surroundings. If there isnt full unfiltered unisexual
competition, how will fans know that the person that won cant be easily
beaten by their female counterpart?
Annotations:
I.
A. Berdahl, J. , Uhlmann, E. , & Bai, F. (2015). Winwin: Female and male athletes
from more gender equal nations perform better in international sports competitions.
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 56, 1-3.
B. This source examines the relationship between gender equality in different countries
and the number of Olympic medals won.
C. I will use this source to provide statistics of correlations between gender equality in
countries and performance in the Olympics, by doing this it examines how gender
inequality and stereotypes play a role in hindering male and female athletic success.
These findings demonstrate that gender equality empowers both males and females
in sports.
II.
A. English, J. (1995) Sex Equality in Sports, Philosophy and Public
Affairs. Reprinted in Philosophic inquiry in Sport, 2nd edition. 284-
288.
B. This source distinguishes differences on what society sees as
masculine and feminine sports. It justifies the relationship
between biological composition and highly aggressive sports.
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C. I will use this source to address my oppositions claim that women
should not be able to compete with men because a males body
type is not the same as a females. I will support this by recapping
each testimony it states as to why biological composition doesnt
matter. I will use this source to support my claim that men and
women are fully capable to compete coherently by justifying the
differences in masculine and feminine sports.
III.
A. Jadhav, A. (2011, March 23). Famous Female Athletes. Retrieved
from [Link]
B. This article compiles a list of woman who have succeeded in
popular mens sports.
C. I will use this source to provide examples of women like Mildred
Ella Babe Didrikson-Zaharias, Billie Jean King and Anne Myers in
order to prove that women are able to sustain and succeed against
male athletes in competition.
IV.
A. Jenkins, K. (2017, January 24). Women in Sport: The gender gap is
slowly closing. Herald Sun. Retrieved from
[Link]
gender-gap-is-slowly-closing/news-
story/8880c7e901302bfd526af4ee8a0b075b
B. This article compares popularity differences in Australian men and
womens sport television ratings. It explains how sports will have
an increasing popularity by allowing sex integration.
C. I will use this source to support my claim that a higher sport
popularity and increased revenue is a direct result of sexual
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integration in sport by offering quotations and expert testimonies
from professional sport commentators who have paid close
attention to the gender gap in sports. I will also use this source to
address my opponents claim that women will lower sport
popularity by offering data on Australian television ratings to prove
that is not true.
