Sport in Canadian Society Exam
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Course Introduction
Sport in Canadian Society examines the cultural, social, historical, and political roles that sport plays within Canada. The course explores how sport influences Canadian identity, reflects and shapes values, and intersects with issues such as gender, race, class, multiculturalism, and Indigenous perspectives. Students will analyze the development of amateur and professional sports, the impact of media, policy, and economics, and the ways that sport acts as both a unifying force and a site of social contention. Through case studies and critical discussions, the course encourages students to consider the broader implications of sport on Canadian society and its role in national and community life.
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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) According to the definition of sport used in the text and most Canadians,which of the following would be MOST likely to be considered a sport in Canadian society?
A)poker
B)snowboarding
C)tic-tac-toe
D)skipping
Answer: B
Q2) 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
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Chapter 2: Sociological Theories of Sport
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Q1) All elements of a society contribute to the overall stability of the structure of that society.Who would most likely make this statement?
A)a conflict theorist
B)a functionalist
C)a critical studies theorist
D)a symbolic interactionist
Answer: B
Q2) As an approach to seeing the human social world,including sport,functionalism declined in influence in part because:
A)of its inherent liberalism
B)it recognized that economic conditions form the base of social life
C)Davis and Moore argued that class inequalities are inevitable and positive components of social systems
D)of the emphasis on the symbolic nature of human thought
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective
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Q1) According to the text,if we were to choose a symbol to represent the dominant trend in Canadian sport from 1900 to 1960,we would choose:
A)the maple leaf
B)the dollar sign
C)the British flag
D)the hockey stick
Answer: B
Q2) As someone who lived in the second half of the 19 century,you would have noted that the introduction of _____ led directly to changes in the foci and practices of sport.
A)democracy
B)formal and organized sporting clubs
C)gender and race inclusion
D)steam to watercraft
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
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Q1) 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
Q2) On which of the following points does Giddens agree with Weber?
A)Divisions within classes can be numerous and complex.
B)Class is a multidimensional phenomenon.
C)Class structuration is strongly developed at three levels.
D)Class involves am objective element.
Q3) Bourdieu refers to a system of dispositions representing a practical sense of how to conduct one's actions as:
A)field
B)community
C)structuration
D)habitus
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Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport
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Q1) For many ethnic minority youth,the first place they encounter sport participation is:
A)ethnic cultural centres
B)public swimming pools
C)private sport clubs
D)in their schools
Q2) John,a white male,has been excluded from participating in the North American Indigenous Games.Many people would refer to this as:
A)ethnocentric distortion
B)hegemony
C)reverse racism
D)two-eyed seeing
Q3) In 2014,Donald Sterling,owner of the L.A.Clippers,was banned for life from all NBA games and other associated NBA activities.Sterling was also fined $2.5 million.What did Sterling do?
A)He made racist comments about African-Americans to his mistress.
B)He "stacked" the Clippers team.
C)He unilaterally changed the rules of basketball.
D)He refused to have an Aboriginal player on his team.
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Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) Your friend Johnny confides in you that he is going to start living his life as a woman,even though he was born male.Johnny plans to take hormones,begin living his life as a woman,and,perhaps later,have surgery to change his genitalia.Johnny is best described as:
A)schizophrenic
B)transgendered
C)a transsexual
D)genderless
Q2) Which of the following is TRUE?
A)Synchronized swimming has always been considered a female only sport.
B)Historically,figure skating was the domain of upper-class men.
C)Field hockey is popular for both men and women in present day Africa.
D)Girls have always faced higher gender barriers than boys around their sport choices.
Q3) That many sports are still considered more appropriate for one sex than for the other is referred to as:
A)sport typing
B)sport desegregation
C)a sport binary
D)sport dualism
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Chapter 7: Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport
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Q1) Police checks are mandatory in _____ for all volunteers who are going to work with children.
A)Canada
B)United States
C)Britain
D)France
Q2) The second most popular sport among Canadian youth is _____.
A)hockey
B)lacrosse
C)soccer
D)swimming
Q3) Which of the following is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics to reduce the risk of injuries in children who participate in sport?
A)Athletes should always engage in at least 5 different sports on a weekly basis.
B)Athletes should have 2-3 months off every year from their particular sport.
C)Athletes should limit their sporting activities to 2 days a week.
D)Athletes should only engage in those activities that are strenuous and repetitive.
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Chapter 8: Sport Deviance
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Q1) Colour-blindness furnishes acceptable ways to:
A)prevent women from engaging in some sports
B)reject race-sensitive equity policies
C)promote diversity on sport teams
D)encourage ethnic equality in children's sports
Q2) There are four central beliefs that define what it means to identify one's self as an athlete.Which of the following is not one of these four main beliefs?
A)accept risks
B)make sacrifices
C)accept criticism
D)strive for distinction
Q3) Which male 100-metre sprinter found his identity change in the media over the course of a few days from Jamaican to Canadian and back to Jamaican because he tested positive for steroids during the 1988 Summer Olympics?
A)Caster Semenya
B)Ben Johnson
C)Theoren Fleury
D)Lance Armstrong
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Chapter 9: Violence
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Q1) _____ 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
Q2) Michael Messner suggests that male athletes commit three main forms of violence,both during and outside their sport.Which of the following is NOT one of the three forms noted by Messner?
A)violence against women
B)violence against other men
C)violence against strangers
D)violence against their own bodies
Q3) _____ suggests that people come together because of common interests or goals and use the formation for protection to engage in aggressive behaviours.
A)Convergence theory
B)Emergent norm theory
C)Contagion theory
D)Value-added theory
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Chapter 10: Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems
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Q1) What limited research exists in the area of the relationship between academic achievement and sports suggests that:
A)student-athletes complete four year degrees in four years
B)student-athletes have higher GPAs than non-student-athletes
C)student-athletes have lower graduation rates than non-student-athletes
D)most student-athletes attend graduate school,often in kinesiology
Q2) 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.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
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Q1) The style of commentary associated with particular sports often varies and reflects the intended viewing audience.Which of the following pairs of sports would reflect a middle and upper-middle class viewing audience?
A)golf and soccer
B)baseball and football
C)lacrosse and hockey
D)tennis and golf
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
Q3) We refer to a market dominated by a small number of firms as a/an:
A)monopoly
B)oligopoly
C)oligarchy
D)panopoly
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Chapter 12: Sports, Politics, and Policy
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Q1) By its constitution,Canada is a federal state with two orders of government - the _____ and the _____.
A)federal;municipal
B)provincial/territorial;municipal
C)provincial/territorial;federal
D)federal;senatorial
Q2) Canadian Sport Policy 2012 differs from its counterpart in 2002 in that the 2012 version emphasizes that sport:
A)should only benefit the development of sport in Canada
B)should also contribute to larger social goals and other policy fields
C)must be both multi-gendered and multilingual
D)should be used to emphasize healthy living among Canadians
Q3) 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
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Chapter 13: The Business of Sport
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Q1) Which of the following is the best reason to bid on hosting the Olympic Games?
A)civic pride
B)improved transport links in the host city
C)a guaranteed tourism increase for many years
D)a cost/benefit analysis of past games reveals a financial benefit
Q2) A market with only one seller is referred as a/an:
A)monopsony
B)cartel
C)oligarchy
D)monopoly
Q3) Why is the NHL most commonly associated with the idea of a small market franchise?
A)Canadian franchises pay their players in Canadian,not American,dollars.
B)Of all professional sports leagues,the NHL has the lowest proportion of Canadian teams.
C)Each team in the NHL generates greater revenue in terms of broadcasting rights than other leagues' teams.
D)The NHL is deeply rooted in Canadian identity.
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Chapter 14: Globalization and Society
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Q1) Ulf Hannerz,on the topic of cultural globalization,would be most likely to contend that:
A)"proper" cultural globalization is simply not feasible given the power of American culture
B)cultural globalization is a myth
C)cultural globalization is a multi-polar process in which some countries participate more actively than others
D)cultural globalization cannot materialize until we achieve global equality among nations
Q2) Which sport best illustrates that there are limits to globalization?
A)hockey
B)basketball
C)soccer
D)tennis
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) _____ inequality is defined as the inequality that exists between future generations that have no control over how current generations treat the natural environments that they will inherit.
A)Subsequential
B)Contradictional
C)Intergeneration
D)Intrageneration
Q2) 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
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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