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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Sports and Society Title IX

Read the following article, then answer the subsequent questions.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/fyi/news/09/28/title.ix/index.html#2

1. What differences do you note in girls' and boys' sports?
2. What is Title IX? Why did Title IX originate? Do you think that Title IX is fair? Explain.
3. What are some examples of gender inequity in sports given in the article?
4. Do you think cheerleading is a sport? Explain.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20011019friday.html