Sociocultural Aspects of Sport
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Course Introduction
This course explores the complex relationship between sport and society by examining how cultural, social, and historical forces shape sporting practices, values, and institutions. Students will analyze topics such as identity, gender, race, ethnicity, class, politics, globalization, and the role of media in sports. Using interdisciplinary perspectives, the course encourages critical thinking about how sport both reflects and influences broader sociocultural issues, allowing students to better understand the impact of sport on individuals and communities.
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Social Dimensions of Canadian Sport and Physical Activity 1st Edition by Jane Crossman
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Chapter 1: Perspectives on the Social Dimensions of Sport and
Physical Activity in
Canada
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Q1) In terms of what the sociologist of sport actually does,which of the following is NOT true?
A)They serve as experts to government.
B)They advocate for the rights of athletes.
C)They promote human development within physical education.
D)They promote performance efficiency models in sport science.
Answer: D
Q2) As a sociologist of sport,you would argue that:
A)sport is simply a reflection of society
B)sport enables some people to reproduce current societal practices or resist them
C)there is no reciprocity between sport and society in terms of each affecting the other
D)sport is seldom shaped by broader power relations
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Sociological Theories of Sport
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Q1) Which of the following would be the BEST place to look for an example of goal-rational action in sport?
A)children's spontaneous play
B)high-performance athletes
C)mall walkers
D)a person's daily swimming routine
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following pairs of events stand out as laying the foundation for sociology as a discipline?
A)the Industrial Revolution and the Reformation
B)the communist revolution in China and Russia and the Reformation
C)the democratic revolutions in France and the U.S.and the Industrial Revolution
D)the Reformation and the emergence of capitalism
Answer: C
Q3) Antonio Gramsci inspired the development of:
A)conflict theory
B)critical race studies
C)feminist studies
D)cultural studies
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective
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Q1) When you are describing to your friend the work of a historian,which statement below would you be most likely to use?
A)History must be objective.
B)Historians never use theoretical perspectives.
C)An analysis of history depends on the questions asked by the historian.
D)History is essentially fiction.
Answer: C
Q2) History is:
A)what historians DO
B)all things past and present
C)dates and facts about past events
D)never accurate
Answer: A
Q3) Early French settlers in Canada engaged in games and contests that were,in form and function,related to:
A)religion
B)the fur trade
C)survival
D)geography
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
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Q1) Which of the following does not accurately describe the top 1% of income earners in Canada's population?
A)predominantly male
B)better educated
C)work long hours
D)over age 65
Q2) If you were to explain to a friend how the top 1% of Canadians became wealthy,you would explain that:
A)they inherited their money from their rich parents
B)they earned their money through salaries and bonuses
C)they made their money in the stock market
D)they made most of their money by cheating on their taxes
Q3) According to Marx,the most significant structural factor determining and individual's life chances is their relationship to:
A)the social relations of production
B)the people in their society with most of the political power
C)those who make decisions on a societal level
D)their family and friends
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Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport
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Q1) _____ refers to the values,beliefs,and behaviours we share in common with a subcultural group to which we most closely identify based on common country or origin,language,religion,or cultural traditions.
A)Race
B)Ethnicity
C)Minority group
D)Hegemony
Q2) An examination of Aboriginal Peoples' practices related to physical activity in Canada identified four potential strengths tied to Aboriginal cultural practices.Which of the following is not one of these four strengths?
A)a holistic orientation
B)ethnocentric distortion
C)a strong emphasis on family and community
D)two-eyed seeing
Q3) Rigid beliefs about the characteristics of a racial group are referred to as:
A)socially constructed realities
B)prejudices
C)ethnocentric distortions
D)stereotypes
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Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) In Canada,42% of those registered in _____ are female - one of the highest female sport participation rates of any sport.
A)hockey
B)football
C)baseball
D)soccer
Q2) In studies of gender,_____ came to prominence as a critique of biological determinism.
A)structural-functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)feminism
D)social constructionism
Q3) The classificatory scheme whereby we divide humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities is known as:
A)gender
B)sex
C)sexuality
D)sexual orientation
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Chapter 7: Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport
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Q1) One of the most alarming effects of sport specialization has been the:
A)decreased enjoyment by the child
B)increased risk of overuse injuries
C)decreased benefit in terms of fitness
D)lack of impact on childhood obesity
Q2) In which of the following family income groups would we find the highest percentage of children and youth participating in sports?
A)less than $40,000
B)between $40,000 and $79,000
C)$80,000 or higher
D)there is no significant difference in sports participation based on family income
Q3) Injuries associated with overtraining or improper technique or conditioning are far more frequent when a child:
A)engages in single sport over a long period of time
B)engages in several sports at the same time
C)engages in a single sport for a short period of time
D)engages in more than 5 different sports over an extended period
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Chapter 8: Sport Deviance
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Q1) A good example of formal social control in sport would be:
A)a penalty for high sticking in hockey
B)fans booing the opposing team in basketball
C)a team player being told to wear a suit and tie to travel to games
D)one fan throwing their hat onto the court or ice in the middle of a game
Q2) Your classmate argues that deviance is not a thing to be explained but rather is an outcome of a social process informed by power and involves negotiation and contestation.You classmate is most likely a/an:
A)objectivist
B)psychology major
C)subjectivist
D)Marxist
Q3) You are explaining to your parents that the taking of steroids to enhance performance in your chosen sport is inherently deviant.As such,you are analyzing deviance from a/an _____ standpoint.
A)subjectivist
B)objectivist
C)psychological
D)pseudo-scientific
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Chapter 9: Violence
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Q1) Your classmate argues,when discussing crowd violence,that new norms for behaviour result from messages between group members and people respond to the moods and actions of those around them.You classmate is,in all likelihood,a/an _____ theorist.
A)convergence theory
B)emergent norm theory
C)contagion theory
D)value-added theory
Q2) In which of the following theories of collective behaviour is it argued that people in a crowd act together as one unit and frequently engage in spontaneous and irrational action?
A)convergence theory
B)emergent norm theory
C)contagion theory
D)value-added theory
Q3) Which of the following theories of violence in sport is rooted in biology?
A)frustration-aggression theory
B)instinct theory
C)social learning theory
D)catharsis theory
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Chapter 10: Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems
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Q1) Joannie Halas from the University of Manitoba,who studied Aboriginal youth and their physical education experiences,found that:
A)because of their profound love of sport,Aboriginal youth enthusiastically embraced physical education classes in high school
B)many Aboriginal youth skipped physical education class because of explicit and implicit racism
C)most Aboriginal youth enjoyed physical education class but some preferred more feminized sport opportunities
D)that while swimming,for example,was tolerable as an activity,most Aboriginal youthboth male and female - would prefer to play only one sport per school year
Q2) _____ refers to the social organization of knowledge for learning,encompassing the formal and informal activities that occur in schools.
A)Instruction
B)Curriculum
C)Cultural diversification
D)Programming
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Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
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Q1) Which of the following is FALSE regarding CBC losing the rights to televise Hockey Night in Canada?
A)CBC can easily replace HNIC with Canadian and American dramas.
B)CBC will be in financial peril without HNIC.
C)CBC cannot afford to replace HNIC with dramas.
D)The cost to replace HNIC with dramas is between $240 and $300 million.
Q2) Broadcasters such as Rogers battle to win the rights to televise dramatic,popular,live sport content in order to secure subscribers and:
A)put their competitors out of business
B)be number one in television rankings
C)secure a spot in the television history books
D)put together audiences for advertisers
Q3) Mark Lowes noted that sports journalism is a/an _____ because part of their job is to promote professional franchises,professional players,and their leagues.
A)misnomer
B)pseudonym
C)false representation
D)oxymoron
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Chapter 12: Sports, Politics, and Policy
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Q1) Government funding is expected for all of the following,except:
A)high performance sport
B)constructing venues for mega-sport events
C)historical analysis of sport
D)grassroots sports
Q2) Since sport is closely entrenched in societal power relations,it has the potential to be a tool for both reproducing dominant power relations and:
A)political resistance and change
B)social segregation
C)biological determinism
D)physical separation of groups
Q3) According To Anthony Giddens,a _____ is a political apparatus ruling over a specified territory whose authority is backed by the legal system.
A)government
B)political party
C)state
D)pluralism
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Chapter 13: The Business of Sport
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Q1) North American sports franchises generate revenue from five sources.Which of the following is NOT one of these sources?
A)game day ticket sales,concessions,and parking
B)local television and radio broadcasting agreements
C)international advertising
D)postseason appearance revenue
Q2) The International Olympic Committee is a:
A)monopsony
B)cartel
C)monopoly
D)oligarchy
Q3) Which of the following leagues/associations is currently the largest with 32 teams?
A)NBA
B)NHL
C)MLB
D)NFL
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Chapter 14: Globalization and Society
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Q1) Increased player mobility has had both positive and negative consequences in sports in both North America and Europe.Which of the following is NOT one of the more positive consequences noted in the text?
A)It speaks to the idea of human rights.
B)It has enabled fans in some countries to see the world's best players on a regular basis.
C)Players from small countries can earn higher salaries that are commensurate with their abilities.
D)Players often switch teams at the end of their contracts.
Q2) According to David Whitson,the author of Chapter 14 in the text,which sport offers the best illustrations of globalization in sport,and in the sports business?
A)hockey
B)basketball
C)soccer
D)tennis
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Chapter 15: Sport and the Future
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Q1) The usual participants of parkour are:
A)young females
B)older females
C)young males
D)older males
Q2) Within a neoliberal model that promotes consumer-driven responses to social concerns,the target market for new and existing programs would be those who:
A)are unable to afford the programs already offered
B)are members of minority groups
C)can readily afford user fees
D)require reduced user fees
Q3) Innovations in the field of biotechnology will lead to _____,according to one of Brian Wilson's predictions about the future of sport.
A)an increase in profits for those who invest in competitive sport
B)less public interest in competitive sport
C)new ethical dilemmas in competitive sport
D)decreased numbers of athletes in competitive sport
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