Sport Policy and Social Change
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Course Introduction
Sport Policy and Social Change explores the complex relationship between sport governance, policy-making, and their broader impact on society. This course examines how sport serves as both a reflection of and an influence on social issues such as inclusion, equity, national identity, health, and community development. Students will analyze the creation and implementation of sport policies at local, national, and international levels, while evaluating their effectiveness in addressing challenges like discrimination, doping, gender equity, and accessibility. Through case studies and current events, the course encourages critical discussion on how sport policies can be leveraged as tools for promoting social justice and positive change within diverse communities.
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Social Dimensions of Canadian Sport and Physical Activity 1st Edition by Jane
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Chapter 1: Perspectives on the Social Dimensions of Sport and Physical Activity in Canada
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Q1) The ability of individuals and groups to act independently in a goal-directed manner and to pursue their own free choices is referred to as:
A)social structure
B)agency
C)the sociological imagination
D)hegemony
Answer: B
Q2) _______ is defined as physical activity that is self-initiated with no fixed start or stop time.
A)Tangential sport
B)Extra-curricular sport
C)Informal sport
D)Latent sport
Answer: C
Q3) Global structures are:
A)larger than macro structures
B)smaller than micro structures
C)qualitatively the same as macro structures
D)not applicable to a study of sport
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Sociological Theories of Sport
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Q1) Darwin's theory of evolution had an important influence on:
A)functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)critical race studies
Answer: A
Q2) On which of the following modes of production did Marx focus most of his attention?
A)capitalism
B)feudalism
C)communism
D)socialism
Answer: A
Q3) Through symbolic interactionism,two major themes have emerged in the sociological study of sport.These are:
A)socialization and sport subcultures
B)international sport culture and sport agency
C)sport history and sport community
D)sport subcultures and sport agency
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective
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Q1) As a member of the Edmonton Grads,a women's basketball team,you would have been
Subjected to all of the following off-court rules,except:
A)you will remain single
B)you will be chaperoned at all team events
C)you will not smoke or drink
D)you will remain thin and fit
Answer: D
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) Which Canadian city was considered the "cradle" of organized sport in the 19 century?
A)Toronto
B)Montreal
C)Vancouver
D)Winnipeg
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
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Q1) Wilson's 2002 research showed that _____ is/are positive predictor(s)of sport involvement.
A)age
B)race and ethnicity
C)gender
D)indicators of social class
Q2) The Gini Index ranges from:
A)0 to 1
B)0 to 100
C)low to high
D)increasing to decreasing
Q3) 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) 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.
Q2) The three largest visible minority groups in Canada are:
A)Koreans,Japanese,and Chinese
B)Blacks,Chinese,and Koreans
C)South Asians,Chinese,and Blacks
D)Arabs,South Asians,and Latin Americans
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE?
A)We know ourselves and our culture in part through our bodies.
B)Students not involved in sport learn nothing about themselves.
C)Lack of involvement in sport leads to an inability to interact with others.
D)We learn little of value about our culture through sport.
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Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is true of interuniversity sport in Canada?
A)The number of men's varsity sports teams far outnumbers women's varsity sports teams.
B)Most university athletes are women,corresponding to the fact that most university students are women.
C)Women have a greater chance of being on a varsity team at university than men.
D)The number of female coaches at university has dropped in the past two years.
Q2) 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
Q3) The argument that men produce more testosterone than women and therefore men play more contact sports is referred to by sociologists as:
A)social constructionism
B)biological determinism
C)structural-functionalism
D)symbolic interactionism
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Chapter 7: Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport
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Q1) 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
Q2) As presented in the text,Canadian Heritage (2013)noted that many of the underlying sociological factors that structure participation rates for children in organized sports in Canada include all of the following,except:
A)gender
B)family income
C)regional differences
D)natural athletic ability
Q3) Increased parental interference in children's sport is caused by all of the following,except:
A)a desire to experience sport vicariously through one's children
B)a greater sense of prestige for the parents
C)increased parental volunteer involvement in sport programs
D)the prospect of future financial rewards
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Chapter 8: Sport Deviance
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Q1) The most used and abused drug in sport is:
A)alcohol
B)steroids
C)EPO
D)HGH
Q2) Your professor notes that sport is a separate social world with its own allowable rule violations.She is likely discussing this notion within a lecture on which of the following topics?
A)objectivism
B)tolerable deviance
C)the functions of deviance
D)inherent deviance
Q3) 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
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Chapter 9: Violence
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Q1) Messner's analysis suggests that there are two group-based processes underlying all three forms of men's violence during and outside their sport.These two processes are "misogynist and homophobic talk and actions" and the:
A)suppression of sympathy
B)suppression of empathy
C)suppression of apathy
D)suppression of one's own pain
Q2) _____ 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
Q3) With whom do we associate the "value-added theory" of crowd behaviour?
A)Michael Messner
B)Michael Smith
C)Gustave LeBon
D)Neil Smelser
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Chapter 10: Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems
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Q1) 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
Q2) According to physical education historians,Canada's early physical education curricula was based on:
A)German forms of physical education that emphasized physical and mental discipline
B)American forms of physical education that emphasized apparatus-based activities
C)Swedish forms of gymnastics involving little apparatus and calisthenics
D)French forms of gymnastics with many apparatus-based activities
Q3) According to the definition in the text,a/an _____ individual is one who moves with competence,confidence,and creativity in a wide variety of physical activities.
A)athletic
B)physically literate
C)physically attuned
D)team-oriented
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Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
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Q1) Your professor is leading a discussion in class about the underrepresentation of women's sports in the media.Which of the following points would be LEAST likely to be raised in this context?
A)Sports Illustrated largely ignores and silences female athletes.
B)The coverage of female athletes on US television descended to its lowest point (1.6%)in 2009.
C)The pattern of ideological trivialization and sexualization of women in sports broadcasts has declined in recent years.
D)Canadian television networks pressured American networks to abandon their coverage of women's sports.
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
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Chapter 12: Sports, Politics, and Policy
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Q1) Which of the following is FALSE?
A)Governments see sport as an ideological instrument of social cohesion.
B)Sport is increasingly used to promote social separation.
C)Governments use sport as an instrument of economic development.
D)Sport is an instrument of foreign policy.
Q2) The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games,under Hitler,were meant to showcase all of the following,except:
A)National Socialism
B)Nazi ideology
C)Aryan superiority
D)West German superiority
Q3) 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
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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) Which of the following would you explain to a friend is most likely to be referred to as a niche sport?
A)baseball
B)basketball
C)hockey
D)soccer
Q3) Joint venture cooperation by sports leagues is best seen in:
A)the process of establishing a league schedule
B)establishing rules and regulations for play
C)establishing a process for determining the league champion
D)facility development
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Chapter 14: Globalization and Society
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Q1) A situation in which more wealth is produced without producing more jobs is referred to as:
A)cultural globalization
B)economic globalization
C)jobless recovery
D)economic integration
Q2) Which of the following is the most convincing argument in terms of the relationship between globalization in sport and racial tolerance,according to David Whitson?
A)The increased presence of players from other cultures will inevitably lead to increased tolerance of other races.
B)Player migration has led to some ugly reactions at sports events and not increased tolerance.
C)Because of player migration,players of all colours are now readily accepted for their accomplishments.
D)Player migration will lead to a reduction in global racism in the very near future.
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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) Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:
A)increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
B)increase funding for research into appropriate programs for a society's problems
C)decrease funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
D)demonstrate an increased interest in social programs of all types
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