▁... ▁a ▁super ann u ated ▁co qu ette " ▁and ▁even ▁any ▁disapp ro ving ▁person ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁gender ▁( where ▁it ▁instances ▁" He ▁drew ▁his ▁lips ▁together ▁in ▁that ▁du en na - like ▁way ". ▁ ▁Current ▁usage ▁Ch aper ones ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁exercise ▁stern ▁authority ▁over ▁their ▁charges , ▁this , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁young ▁people ▁typically ▁had ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁say ▁in ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁a ▁ch aper one , ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁resistance ▁and ▁res ent ment ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁being ▁super vised . ▁One ▁particular ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁perce ived ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁ch aper oning ▁of ▁young ▁women ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁women ' s ▁sport , ▁already ▁imp a ired ▁by ▁a ▁rel uct ance ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁society ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁females ▁in ▁organized ▁sports , ▁was ▁further ▁in hib ited ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁extra ▁costs ▁involved ▁in ▁h iring ▁ch aper ones . ▁ ▁The ▁practice ▁of ▁one - on - one ▁ch aper ones ▁for ▁social ▁occasions ▁has ▁largely ▁fallen ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁in ▁Western ▁society . ▁Today , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁applied ▁to ▁parents ▁and ▁teachers ▁who ▁super v ise ▁groups ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁( o ften ▁of ▁mixed ▁g enders ) ▁at ▁school ▁d ances , ▁sport ing ▁events , ▁field ▁tri ps ▁and ▁other ▁such ▁events . ▁O ften , ▁for ▁short ▁tri ps ▁where ▁adult s