| A | B |
| secularization | movement from the realm of the sacred to that of the profane |
| specialization | results from emphasis on achievement in sport |
| stacking | prractice of assigning people to central or noncentral athletic positions on the basis of race or ethnicity |
| digital divide | gap between those with access to new technolgies and those without access |
| knowledge-gap hypothesis | as new information enters society, wealthier members acquire it at a faster rate than poorer members |
| equality in sport | competition is open to everyone and the same rules apply to all contestants |
| rationalization | process by which every feature of human behavior becomes subject to calculation, measurement, and control |
| quantification | process of using measurement to compare the achieveents of athletes |
| media convergence | media are merging and are no longer separate entities |
| Title IX | required equal funding for men's and women's sports |