Physical Education and Society Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Physical Education and Society examines the role of physical activity and sports in shaping individual lives and social structures. The course explores historical, cultural, and social dimensions of physical education, focusing on how concepts of health, fitness, and athleticism intersect with issues such as gender, race, class, and community. Through critical analysis and practical examples, students gain an understanding of the ways in which physical education contributes to personal development, social cohesion, and public health, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing physical education in contemporary society.
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Sports in Society Issues and Controversies 11th Edition by Jay Coakley
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Chapter 1: The Sociology of Sport: What Is It and Why Study
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Q1) Official definitions of sports in the United States emphasize
A)formally organized, competitive activities.
B)health-related activities that reduce obesity rates.
C)activities in which there are no winners or losers.
D)age-integrated activities that can be played anywhere.
Answer: A
Q2) Gender ideology refers to
A)ideas and beliefs based on scientific research about gender.
B)idealized definitions of how boys and girls ought to be raised.
C)ideas and beliefs about masculinity and femininity.
D)the biological origins of manhood and womanhood.
Answer: C
Q3) One of the most hotly contested aspects of sports in society is
A)who plays sports under what conditions.
B)whether scientists should study sports.
C)the process for making up rules in specific games.
D)who can identify themselves athletes in relationships with others.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Producing Knowledge About Sports in Society:
How Is Knowledge Produced in the Sociology of Sport
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Q1) Sociological theories are different from our personal theories in that they
A)don't allow us to make predictions.
B)are based on the insights of people who have special analytical abilities.
C)combine the observations of men and women and old and young.
D)are developed by using systematic research and logic.
Answer: D
Q2) When Messner collected and analyzed data on the organization of the AYSO leagues and teams he found that they were organized in ways that
A)made people very aware of gender.
B)eliminated the influence of gender.
C)created highly gendered experiences.
D)gave women formal authority over men.
Answer: C
Q3) As Messner began his investigation of gender and sports, he formed research questions around
A)issues related to culture, social interaction, and social structure.
B)his concerns as a father of a talented girl who played softball.
C)the ways that gender equity had been defined in the United States.
D)the policies of elite sport teams at the University of Southern California.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sports and Socialization: Who Plays and What Happens to Them
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Q1) Research indicates that when people retire from sports they are most likely to have problems if they
A)discontined sport participation voluntarily.
B)have no awards or records to sustain their sport memories.
C)never developed a close relationship with a coach.
D)have few experiences outside the culture of sports.
Answer: D
Q2) Recent studies of socialization are based on social interaction models rather than personal internalization models.Social interaction models emphasize that human beings are
A)products of society.
B)victims of economic forces in society.
C)active decision makers who give meaning to their experiences.
D)social creatures who seek approval from others in whatever they do.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sports for Children: Are Organized Programs
Worth the Effort
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Q1) Research shows that the existence of informal children's games requires A)that players have interpresonal skills and problem-solving abilities.
B)the existence of well-maintained play areas.
C)the availability of the proper equipment for every player.
D)that adults be available if they are needed to solve problems.
Q2) Research suggests that one way to increase fun in youth sports is to A)ban all adults from watching games.
B)increase action during games and matches.
C)create more rules that clarify expectations for children.
D)eliminate challenges that can overexcite children.
Q3) Research indicates that the talent development process for people who excel in a particular activity begins with
A)an understanding that sacrifice and constant practice are required.
B)structured activities and adult guidance.
C)exploration, unstructured play, and expressive fun in an activity.
D)highly repetitive experiences organized around a particular activity.
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Chapter 5: Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control
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Q1) After reviewing research on academic cheating the author points out that rates of cheating among athletes
A)are lower than they are for other students.
B)have declined ever since coaches have established mandatory study programs.
C)are lower only than the rates among fraternity and sorority members.
D)have not been studied adequately to make any definite conclusions.
Q2) According to the author, winning is important to long time professional athletes because they
A)have made commitments to their coaches.
B)are addicted to their own celebrity status.
C)don't want to disappoint their fans.
D)want to remain in their sports.
Q3) The athletes most likely to overconform to the norms of the sport ethic are those who see achievement as their only way to get ahead and those who have A)identities based on what they do and who they know outside of sports.
B)agents who have negotiated special performance clauses in their contracts.
C)a low physical tolerance for pain and a desire to avoid risks in sports.
D)a strong need to be accepted as athletes by their peers in sports.
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Chapter 6: Violence in Sports:
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Q1) Celebratory riots have been among the most dangerous and destructive forms of sport spectator violence in North America.In the ast, they occurred most often at A)NFL playoff games.
B)college football games.
C)professional soccer matches in large cities.
D)World Series baseball games.
Q2) Research on high school students has found that
A)males in heavy contact sports are involved in fewer fights than other athletes. B)tennis players are involved in fewer fights than peers who don't play sports.
C)women soccer players has higher rates of fighting than any male athletes.
D)male students with football players as friends fought less than other students.
Q3) As defined in the chapter, violence refers to
A)using excessive physical force that can cause harm or destruction.
B)any physical actions that are motivated by strong feelings.
C)actions that are both irrational and strategic.
D)any form of assault grounded in human instinct.
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Chapter 7: Gender and Sports: Is Equity Possible
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT among the key gender inequities that remain in U.S.sports and worldwide?
A)Rulings in civil court decisions.
B)Access to positions of power.
C)Support for athletes.
D)Participation inequities.
Q2) In the chapter it is noted that full gender equity depends on developing alternative definitions of masculinity and femininity combined with
A)changing the way many sports are organized and played.
B)altering sports so men and women can compete against each other.
C)increasing the number of women coaches in youth sports programs.
D)passing new laws that go beyond Title IX.
Q3) The primary reason that there are fewer female athletes than male athletes at the summer Olympic Game is because
A)there are fewer women's events in the summer games.
B)television spectators refuse to watch women's events, apart from gymnastics.
C)the women's swimming teams have fewer athletes than the men's teams.
D)there are no team port events for women.
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Chapter 8: Race and Ethnicity:
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Q1) When Caroline Wozniacki mimicked a caricature of Serena Williams during an international tennis tournament, she
A)resurrected long held beliefs about the hypersexuality of the black female body.
B)was intentionally using racism to psych out Serena Williams.
C)pretended to be the South African woman, Saartjie Baartman.
D)offended most of the white spectators attending the match.
Q2) When racial and ethnic exclusion are eliminated from sports, we can expect that
A)new and different challenges will emerge related to managing diversity.
B)coaches and managers will no longer have to deal with diversity issues.
C)players will automatically become friends regardless of their backgrounds.
D)all forms of racial and ethnic stereotyping by players will disappear.
Q3) The author notes that the racial and ethnic relations challenges faced by sports in the future will
A)fade because sports create positive forms of social integration.
B)decrease because conservative governments will ban most immigration.
C)increase due to more migration of athletes and other workers worldwide.
D)increase as more athletes come from working class backgrounds.
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Chapter 9: Social Class: Do Money and Power Matter in Sports
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Q1) In terms of overall employment patterns in sport organizations
A)Latinos are more likely to coach in the NFL than Major League Baseball.
B)the majority of professional track and field coaches are Native Americans.
C)Asian Americans have more sport jobs than other ethnic minorities.
D)white men hold most of the good jobs and nearly all of the top jobs.
Q2) Data on athletic scholarships in NCAA schools indicate that
A)over 60 percent of all athletes play with no athletic scholarships.
B)nearly all athletes in all NCAA divisions receive some form of athletic aid.
C)athletic scholarships guarantee that athletes will graduate in 6 years.
D)more students receive athletic scholarships than is popularly believed.
Q3) Information on the number of blacks in coaching and management positions in North American professional team sports shows that
A)at least 30% of these positions are held by blacks.
B)blacks hold the majority of coaching positions in baseball only.
C)blacks are underrepresented in most power positions in all sports.
D)the majority of all assistant coaches in most sports are black.
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Chapter 10: Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion
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Q1) When it is said that age intersects with other social factors, it means that the sport experiences of older people
A)are much the same for people of the same age.
B)are insignificant when compared to other social activities.
C)vary by gender, ethnicity, and social class.
D)have occurred only under certain social conditions.
Q2) To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics, each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by
A)the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly.
B)the athlete's parents and a general practitioner.
C)trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete.
D)at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment.
Q3) When the IOC branded itself and its logo, the Paralympics were forced to
A)cancel the Paralympic Games for over 20 years.
B)allow their athletes to train and compete with Olympic athletes.
C)use a flag that resembled the flag of the IOC.
D)discontinue the use of the 5-teardrop flag.
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Chapter 11: Sports and the Economy: What Are the Characteristics of Commercial Sports
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely to be emphasized in commercial sports?
A)The style and excitement of movement by athletes.
B)The technical physical abilities of athletes.
C)The willingness of athletes to explore limits without surpassing them.
D)The commitment that athletes have to stay in their sports.
Q2) In the box, Extreme Heroic Action, it is noted that someone using cultural theories would hypothesize that professional wrestling is popular because it
A)glorifies the use of drugs.
B)casts women in roles that highlight their moral integrity.
C)reaffirms the ideologies that people use to make sense of their lives.
D)addresses the angst associated with community breakdown.
Q3) Over the past 40 years the people who have bought and sold teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL, and Major League Baseball have generally
A)lost money on the sale but made money on annual gate receipts.
B)used their popularity to begin political careers.
C)made money but lost most of it to taxes.
D)made vast amounts of money on the sales.
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Chapter 12: Sports and the Media: Could They Survive
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Q1) Major sport media companies like fantasy sports because they
A)appeal to minority and female consumers.
B)create loyal media consumers and new revenues.
C)empower fans in realistic ways.
D)force spectators to be concerned with team win-loss records.
Q2) A people acquire large screen, HD televisions for their homes, stadium managers are trying to maintain attendance at games by
A)making the stadium experience like the home viewing experience.
B)dropping ticket prices and giving season ticket holders free seat upgrades.
C)banning all hand held media devices from stadiums.
D)hiring more cheerleaders who are assigned to certain seat sections.
Q3) The most effective way to reduce subtle forms of racial, ethnic, and national bias in the media coverage of sports is to hire at all levels of media production people who
A)have degrees in communication studies.
B)see the world in colorblind ways.
C)come from diverse racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds.
D)have had experiences in jobs that are unrelated to sport.
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Chapter 13: Sports and Politics: How Do Governments and Global Political Processes Influence Sports
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Q1) When athletes move from one country to another, it raises important issues.Which of the following is NOT one of those issues?
A)A "sport talent drain" in certain countries.
B)A lack of appropriate medical care when athletes are injured.
C)The impact of athlete migration on national identity formation.
D)The rights of athletes as workers.
Q2) Government officials are most likely to use sports as a diplomatic tool when A)vital national interests are at stake.
B)they are negotiating crucial national and international policies.
C)there is a need for public expressions of unity between different nations.
D)national teams are strong and can dominate teams from other nations.
Q3) In the box, Olympism and the Olympic Games, the author explains that the Olympics is now designed primarily to A)promote international peace and understanding.
B)help people understand and accept differences between cultures.
C)help people in the television audience visualize forms of global community.
D)promote the commercial interests of corporate sponsors.
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Chapter 14: Sports in High School and College: Do
Competitive Sports Contribute to Education
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Q1) The use of corporate sponsorships to support high school sports is risky because A)sports could lose funding during economic recessions.
B)boosters may not agree with corporate policies.
C)corporations now favor women's sports over men's sports.
D)corporate executives want to hire and fire coaches.
Q2) The entire landscape of college sports could change in the near future if A)soccer rules are changed to ban open field headers.
B)the NCAA losses the lawsuit filed by athletes with sport-related head injuries.
C)a neurologist must attend every event to diagnose concussions.
D)universities have medical school faculty teach athletes about head injuries.
Q3) NCAA data on black female athletes in college sports indicate that
A)Title IX benefits them more than it does white women.
B)they do not experience social isolation like black men do.
C)over 75-percent of black women athletes are in basketball or track.
D)most black women are involved in rowing, golf, and lacrosse.
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Chapter 15: Sports and Religions: Is
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Q1) The combination of sports and Christianity has usually led to
A)a reaffirmation of the the status quo in mainstream sports.
B)revolutionary changes in athletes' behaviors.
C)dramatic decreases in competitive spirit among athletes and coaches.
D)a significant increase in injury rates among athletes.
Q2) When elite athletes experience a crisis of meaning in sports, research suggests that they
A)drop out of sports and focus on spiritual forms of recreation.
B)seek to change the rules of sports and the expectations of coaches.
C)use sport participation as a platform to promote their religious beliefs.
D)challenge the religious beliefs of their coaches.
Q3) Mainstream Buddhism and Hinduism don't support competitive sports because they emphasize
A)transcending the self and the material world.
B)hard work and sacrifice as the means to salvation.
C)individualism and self-development.
D)the importance of fate and luck in everyday life.
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