Prior to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games,the International Olympic Committee

question 13

Multiple Choice

Prior to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games,the International Olympic Committee made what important decision about the games?

• A)It mandated body cavity searches for all spectators and participants.
• B)It implemented gender neutral bathrooms in all Olympic arenas.
• C)It allowed transsexuals who had undergone sex reassignment surgery and who had also been legally recognized as a member of the "new" sex to compete in the games.
• D)It approved the sanctioning of culturally inappropriate behavior.

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Definitions:

Acculturation

The process through which individuals or groups from one culture come into contact with another and adopt or adapt to the cultural norms, values, and practices of the other group.

Diverse Populations

Refers to groups of people with varied backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and socioeconomic status.

Racial Identity Development

The series of predictable stages that people of color go through as they struggle to make sense of their relationship to their own cultural group as well as to the oppression of mainstream culture. A parallel process has been suggested for Whites.

Dominant Group

A group within a society that holds the most power, often setting standards and norms for others to follow.