Research Suggests That Media Coverage Tends to Focus Most on Female

question 14

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that media coverage tends to focus most on female athletes who fall within the parameters of dominant femininity, which means, NECESSARILY:

• A) They are able-bodied and compete in the most high-profile sports, like hockey
• B) They are white and middle-class, and compete in typically male-dominated sports like football and wrestling
• C) They are women of colour and considered conventionally attractive, competing in feminine-appropriate sports like tennis
• D) They are white, able-bodied, middle-class and considered conventionally attractive

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