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Course Introduction
Physical Education and Society explores the dynamic relationship between physical activity, health, and the broader social context. The course examines how physical education contributes to individual well-being, social development, and the cultivation of lifelong fitness habits. Through the study of social, cultural, and historical perspectives, students analyze the impact of societal trends, public policy, and community structures on physical education practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding inclusivity, equity, and diversity within physical activity settings, as well as the role of physical education in addressing public health concerns and promoting social cohesion in diverse 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) Which of the following provides the BEST example of a person representing a previously marginalized group in sport that is now offered more opportunities to participate?
A)a 10 year old boy growing up in a middle class family in Toronto
B)a teen from an upper class family in Calgary
C)an Aboriginal teen from a lower class family in Winnipeg
D)an 8 year old boy,living in Vancouver,from an upper middle class family
Answer: C
Q2) In 2010,Alexandre Bilodeau became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal on Canadian soil in the sport of:
A)tennis
B)luge
C)freestyle skiing
D)100 meter hurdles
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Sociological Theories of Sport
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Q1) All of the following are characteristics that form the foundation of Marx's analysis of society,except:
A)economic conditions form the base of social life
B)all elements of social systems are necessary and justifiable
C)basic economic conditions can form a more general theory of social life
D)conflict plays a critical role in social and cultural life and in the history of societies
Answer: B
Q2) Which theory,would you argue,is most likely to explore the ways in which sporting experiences are affected by sex,gender,and sexuality?
A)cultural studies
B)functionalism
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist studies
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective
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Q1) Every town in North America prior to Confederation was a military post with troops stationed there known as a _________.
A)garrison
B)feudal area
C)hierarchy
D)metropolis
Answer: A
Q2) As a woman in the 1890s,which of the following could have changed your life the most in terms of physicality but also fashion and freedom?
A)steam engine on ships
B)railroads
C)the washing machine
D)bicycle
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
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Q1) Among the factors noted in the text as affecting economic inequality in Canada are:
A)technology,the minimum wage,the decline of unions,and the increasing use of temporary workers
B)technology,tax loopholes for corporations,increasing part-time employment,and discrimination against women and visible minorities
C)the minimum wage,the decline of unions,discrimination against women,and the existence of a welfare system
D)employment insurance,the outsourcing of production,the increasing use of temporary workers,and tax loopholes for corporations
Q2) The withdrawal of the government from its regulatory and service roles is often called:
A)neoconservatism
B)neoliberalism
C)neoMarxism
D)neoglobalism
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Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport
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Q1) We observe in professional football (e.g. ,the NFL)that blacks are less likely to be coaches and have leadership positions on the team and are more likely to have positions on the team that are deemed to require more athletic ability.This is referred to as:
A)ethnocentric distortion
B)stacking
C)levelling the field
D)hierarchical discrimination
Q2) Which of the following types of social capital refers to the trust and respect that can develop between people of diverse backgrounds and can lead to opportunities for people to interact outside their homogeneous group?
A)embedded social capital
B)cultural social capital
C)hegemonic social capital
D)autonomous social capital
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) Which of the following provides the best answer? Students in school,from elementary to high school,use athleticism as:
A)a means to greater discipline and higher grades
B)protection against gender-based and homophobic bullying
C)a means to gain the respect of teachers and parents
D)a form of exercise and strength training
Q2) According to Susan Cahn,two main things shifted understandings of women's sport and helped open up athletic opportunities for women and girls.These two things were:
A)the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s
B)the Second World War and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s
C)the feminist movement in the late 1800s and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s
D)patriarchy and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s
Q3) Misogyny is defined as:
A)hatred of men
B)the opposite of hegemony
C)hatred of women
D)the dislike of sport,in general
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Chapter 7: Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport
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Q1) According to the text,some critics of youth sport argue that organized sport has become too expensive for ordinary and less affluent Canadian families.Other critics may argue that:
A)if parents prioritize sport participation for their children,they will find ways to pay for sports
B)the structure of organized sport is too competitive and has been institutionalized according to adult values making sport a less enjoyable activity for youth
C)money for sport is less a concern than our current video game culture
D)children and youth are simply not interested in either learning new skills or making friends and having fun through sport
Q2) Bad behaviour of some parents whose children play hockey has come to be known as:
A)hockey hooliganism
B)rink riots
C)peewee annoyance
D)rink rage
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Chapter 8: Sport Deviance
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Q1) Which of the following particular field of activities are often constructed as deviant and yet heralded?
A)team sports
B)individual sports
C)risk sports
D)women's sports
Q2) Performance enhancing substances are defined as:
A)only those that heighten physiological capacities
B)those drugs that aid in the reduction of anxiety and heighten physiological capacities
C)only refer to those drugs that reduce anxiety
D)any unnatural substance that positively or negatively affects an athlete's performance
Q3) A central component of BASE ethics is the expectation:
A)that the media will be notified about any jump
B)that jumpers will notify local jumpers when visiting an area
C)that jumping in your local area will be posted online for jumpers outside the area
D)that visiting jumpers will only jump with someone local to the area
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Chapter 9: Violence
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Q1) You are watching a friend's daughter play soccer and see a player on her team viciously head-butt a player on the opposing team.This is an example,according to Michael Smith's categories of sports violence,of:
A)brutal body contact
B)criminal violence
C)borderline violence
D)quasi-criminal violence
Q2) Violence has been part of the attraction of sport since:
A)the invention of sticks,bats,etc. ,used as equipment in different sports
B)children and youth began playing certain contact sports like hockey and football in North America
C)the first organized athletic spectacles in the ancient world
D)women and members of visible minority groups were allowed entry into certain sports
Q3) One of the most contentious issues in modern sport is the role of fighting in:
A)football
B)soccer
C)basketball
D)hockey
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Chapter 10: Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of how Canadian physical education teachers teach their classes?
A)They teach in ways that reflect the values of a multicultural society.
B)They teach in such a way that all students,regardless of ability,feel included.
C)They teach the values of a mostly white,heterosexual,and athletically able population.
D)They consciously teach a feminized version of all sport activities.
Q2) According to the text,a multi-activity,sports-oriented curriculum taught using direct instruction has led many students to feel:
A)empowered
B)increased socially bonds with peers
C)marginalized
D)greater school spirit
Q3) Which of the following is false regarding the CIS and hazing?
A)There is more media attention given to hazing incidents in Canada today.
B)Canadian society is less tolerant of hazing than in the past.
C)Penalties for hazing are higher now than in previous decades.
D)Codes of conduct about hazing at universities have not changed since 1950.
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Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
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Q1) Because mostly male enthusiasts spend vast amounts of time online taking stock of injuries,player statistics,and other such trends and patterns in the world of professional sport,fantasy sport leagues can be referred to as:
A)attention multipliers
B)banal nationalism
C)gendered sport
D)hegemonic masculinity
Q2) The early days of Canadian television and the televised sports-media complex also represented an era when the ideological values of public service broadcasting were relatively dominant in Canadian society.Which of the following is one of these ideological values?
A)universal accessibility
B)comprehensiveness
C)portability
D)media autonomy
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Chapter 12: Sports, Politics, and Policy
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Q1) The children's Fitness Tax Credit,introduced by the Canadian government in 2007,is questionable as to the extent of its impact on sport participation because:
A)it is a regressive tax
B)only lower income families can claim it
C)only those on public assistance can claim it
D)it is a progressive tax
Q2) The relationship between sport and politics is complex because it is deeply rooted in the _____ nature of sport.
A)physical
B)gendered
C)racialized
D)social
Q3) Which of the following concepts is defined by Anthony Giddens as the means by which power is used to influence the nature and content of governmental activities?
A)politics
B)state
C)pluralism
D)sovereignty
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Chapter 13: The Business of Sport
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Q1) In terms of U.S.millions of dollars,which of the following Canadian professional sports franchises is the most valuable?
A)Edmonton Eskimos
B)Calgary Flames
C)Toronto Raptors
D)Toronto Maple Leafs
Q2) Which of the following does NOT exemplify a type of single-entity cooperation by sports leagues?
A)establishing a league schedule
B)establishing rules and regulations for play
C)establishing a process for determining the league champion
D)merchandising arrangements
Q3) Which of the following does not predict attendance at a professional sporting even as well as the others?
A)market size of the home team
B)performance of the team in the last season
C)team performance in the last few games
D)higher ticket prices than last season
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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 negative consequences noted in the text?
A)It speaks to the idea of human rights.
B)It changes the meanings of fan allegiances and loyalties.
C)Relationships among teams,players,and communities must be reshaped.
D)Players often switch teams at the end of their contracts.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT associated with the delocalization of sport?
A)People are less attached to sporting practices and institutions historically connected to their geographic location.
B)Traditional national sports must now compete with sports imported from other countries.
C)Regional sports are enhanced and become more popular because of attention given to sports from other countries.
D)Traditional regional sports now compete for attention and loyalties with sports from other parts of the world.
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Chapter 15: Sport and the Future
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Q1) In the text,Brian Wilson notes that attempts to pursue an ideal society in the past have led to less than appropriate actions by individuals that violated human rights.Who,of the following,provides the best example of this?
A)Moses
B)Bill Gates
C)Stephen Harper
D)Adolf Hitler
Q2) To use a market rationality means using the same principles that guide private business.The main incentive,therefore,is secure profit.In most cases,this securing of profit requires that businesses:
A)address environmental concerns
B)respond to the demands of their consumers
C)obey governmental rules and regulations
D)stay on top of technological advances
Q3) Which of the following is NOT considered,by some,a "lifestyle sport"?
A)BASE jumping
B)ultimate Frisbee
C)parkour
D)tennis
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