Journals of Reflection
Sociology AND 1021
Professor Lauren Barr
26th March 2014
Basil Agyekum
Sociology
Journal #1 - Discussion of Both Genders Growing up my parents thrust me into organized basketball leagues and by the time I was fifteen I was on my high school basketball team. Even though I was just a young teenager I could notice the greater amount of effort, time and attention given to young boys in comparison to young girls. I can confidently say the girls I saw in our development program were as talented as the guys. This has engineered my interest in the gender bias in sports. My first impression of professional sports is that there is a clear divide at how female athletes are …show more content…
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