Sport and Diversity in Canada Solved Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Sport and Diversity in Canada explores the complex relationship between sport, culture, and social diversity within the Canadian context. This course examines how race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, and socioeconomic status shape and are shaped by participation and representation in Canadian sport. Through historical and contemporary case studies, students analyze issues of inclusion, marginalization, and social change, considering how sport can both reflect and challenge broader societal inequalities. Emphasis is placed on Indigenous perspectives, immigrant communities, and policy initiatives aimed at fostering equity and access in sport across Canada.
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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) Discriminatory practices,the exploitation of athletes,and gambling are byproducts of the sport industry in Canada in its focus on promoting:
A)a hypermasculine spectacle for profit
B)competition for no apparent reason
C)stratification by class and gender
D)equality between the social classes
Answer: A
Q2) Of the three sensitivities associated with the sociological imagination,_____ sensitivity is awareness that to truly understand the sporting present we must understand the sporting past.
A)comparative
B)critical
C)material
D)historical
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Sociological Theories of Sport
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Q1) Ideas about what Canada is and what constitutes a true Canadian are imbued with assumptions about race.Who,of the following,would be most likely to make this statement?
A)a functionalist
B)a critical race theorist
C)a feminist theorist
D)a symbolic interactionist
Answer: B
Q2) The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was written by:
A)Karl Marx
B)Emile Durkheim
C)Max Weber
D)George Herbert Mead
Answer: C
Q3) At the core of Mead's theory is the manner in which humans develop:
A)agency
B)social structures
C)a sense of self
D)functional social institutions
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective
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Q1) Of the following,what is not true regarding the development of the bicycle?
A)It led to dress reform for women.
B)It was originally used by gardeners.
C)Its derivation stems from hobbyhorses in China.
D)Its use crossed all social classes.
Answer: C
Q2) As someone charged with making the rules for your sport club in the 19 century,amateurism would have been a key guiding principle.Amateurism was,as a principle,cemented to:
A)exclusion
B)inclusion
C)political correctness
D)economic necessity
Answer: A
Q3) Canada's first definition of amateurism (1873)clearly excluded:
A)women
B)elites
C)labourers
D)store owners
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
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Q1) The withdrawal of the government from its regulatory and service roles is often called:
A)neoconservatism
B)neoliberalism
C)neoMarxism
D)neoglobalism
Q2) Hockey in Canada has become an increasingly class-based sport and it is the hockey system,consisting of leagues,that has added to this increased cost.This hockey system is,in Bourdieu's terms,the:
A)habitus
B)field
C)community
D)objective element
Q3) A look at the profile of social inequality in Canada and the United States shows that:
A)in the United States alone,the rich are getting richer as the poor get poorer
B)there is less inequality of opportunity based on social class in Canada
C)in both countries there is a growing divergence between the rich and the poor
D)in Canada alone,the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer
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Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport
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Q1) In the 21 century,new waves of immigrants to Canada tended to move from _____ and from _____.
A)north to south;west to east
B)east to west;north to south
C)south to north;west to east
D)east to west;south to north
Q2) Claude Denis rejects the idea that Canada is culturally pluralistic,instead labelling it as _____.
A)assimilationist
B)inclusive
C)whitestream
D)hegemonic
Q3) In the early part of the twentieth century,Canada recruited its first major wave of immigrants from:
A)Asia,the U.S.and Mexico
B)Africa.The Middle East,and Eastern Europe
C)Great Britain,the U.S. ,and Europe
D)South America,Mexico,and Europe
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Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) In studies of gender,_____ came to prominence as a critique of biological determinism.
A)structural-functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)feminism
D)social constructionism
Q2) 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
Q3) _____ is defined as discrimination or prejudice based on sex.
A)feminism
B)sexism
C)oppression
D)genderism
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Chapter 7: Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport
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Q1) _____ is the process of learning and adapting to a given social system and is the means by which society preserves its norms and perpetuates itself.
A)Integration
B)Culture
C)Socialization
D)Internalization
Q2) Police checks are mandatory in _____ for all volunteers who are going to work with children.
A)Canada
B)United States
C)Britain
D)France
Q3) The main emphases at the level of publicly funded community sport and recreation organizations is:
A)skill development,fun,and participation
B)to provide a higher level of competition and professional training
C)increased fitness levels
D)to use sport to promote a particular set of values and beliefs
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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) Who is more likely to be deviantized for engaging in risk sports?
A)Men
B)Women
C)Both genders would be equally deviantized.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 9: Violence
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Q1) "Pansification" essentially refers to:
A)allowing women to play what have traditionally been male only sports
B)a perceived threat to the maleness of a sport,especially hockey
C)violence against one's own body
D)refusing to play on in a game after being injured
Q2) In their research considering female athletes' responses to their own pain and injury,both Charlesworth and Young,and Young and White,would argue that the difference between male and female athletes in this regard is:
A)a matter of where on the body the pain occurs
B)only a matter of degree
C)related to the level of sport one participates in
D)almost non-existent
Q3) _____ is defined as a healthy venting of aggression that reduces the risk of further,more dangerous manifestations of violence.
A)Aggression
B)Frustration
C)Catharsis
D)Pankration
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Chapter 10: Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems
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Q1) _____ 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
Q2) The most salient factor in student achievement in school is:
A)student socioeconomic status
B)class size
C)teacher to student ratio
D)teacher quality
Q3) Which of the following is noted in the text as standing in the way of successful programming and implementation of physical education for students?
A)budget cuts
B)the introduction of user fees
C)increased school attendance
D)school spirit and loyalty
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Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
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Q1) In 1984,the CRTC licensed Canada's fist 24-hour cable sports specialty channel.This channel was _____ and was owned by ______.
A)CBC;the Canadian government
B)CTV;several private media investors
C)TSN;Labatt Brewing Company
D)ESPN;Rogers
Q2) Television network executives lobbied various sport leagues to make specific rule changes that would make sports more exciting for television viewers.Which of the following sports decided to accommodate these network executives?
A)soccer
B)lacrosse
C)baseball
D)swimming
Q3) _____ was intended to be a public instrument of nationhood,whereas _____ was the first national private network in Canada.
A)CTV;CBC
B)TSN;CTV
C)CBC;CTV
D)Global;NBC
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Chapter 12: Sports, Politics, and Policy
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Q1) A _____ state is one in which organized power is deliberately used to play a more active role in the economy and society.
A)socialist
B)Marxist
C)welfare
D)communist
Q2) 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
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) Of the 149 teams discussed in the chapter on the business of sport,only one has a black man as its principal owner.Which team?
A)Edmonton Eskimos
B)Charlotte Bobcats
C)Green Bay Packers
D)Winnipeg Jets
Q2) How have professional athletes responded to monopsony power?
A)by striking periodically throughout history for higher wages and control over the league
B)by forming players' unions that exert monopoly power
C)by not playing to the best of their ability in order to reduce ticket sales
D)by phoning in sick before a game in a prearranged rotation
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) David Whitson would be most likely to suggest that the label "world class" currently denotes:
A)famous names associated with a given sport
B)performances that are measurably the best in the world
C)state-of-the-art production values
D)nothing but self-promotion
Q2) How would you describe to your parents how the owners of sports teams have changed with globalization over the past 40 years?
A)Owners are more likely to be prominent local citizens than ever before.
B)Owners tend to be local people who want to have a prestigious hobby.
C)Sports teams are more likely now to be owned by corporations.
D)Teams are less likely now to be owned by those investing in venture that they hope will pay off in a big way in the end.
Q3) Which of the following would you argue to a classmate is a "global brand name"?
A)Eaton's
B)NAFTA
C)Lululemon
D)Apple
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Chapter 15: Sport and the Future
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Q1) With respect to technology,what would you argue to a friend will become an increasingly important component of formal and informal physical activity programs of all kinds?
A)television
B)video games
C)music videos
D)radio programs
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) The underlying theme of the entire text is that sport is a cultural form and social practice that is:
A)functional for all members of society
B)a contested terrain,full of contradictions
C)an approved means to achieve general goals for the individual
D)an arena for individuals to vent their opinions about social injustice
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