Sociology & You

Chapter 15: Sport

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Sociologists define __________ as a set of competitive activities in which winners and losers are determined by physical performance within a set of established rules.
A)stacking
B)social mobility
C)sport
D)athletics
2
Sport plays a central role in American society in part because it reflects the culture’s emphasis on __________.
A)money
B)equality
C)diversity
D)achievement
3
A __________ is a group within the larger context of sport that has some of its own distinct roles, values, and norms.
A)sport subculture
B)sport clique
C)sport counterculture
D)sport clan
4
Which of the following is NOT one of the roles sport plays in society, according to functionalists?
A)Sport teaches basic beliefs, values, and norms.
B)Sport promotes a sense of social identification.
C)Sport offers a safe release of aggressive feelings.
D)Sport promotes achievement and winning as its primary goals.
5
To __________, sport is a social institution in which the most powerful oppress, manipulate, coerce, and exploit others.
A)functionalists
B)conflict theorists
C)symbolic interactionists
D)sport psychologists
6
Which of the theoretical perspectives focuses on the personal meanings derived from sport?
A)functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)socialization theory
7
In __________, players are assigned to less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity.
A)stacking
B)casting
C)pigeonholing
D)classing
8
All but which of the following are areas of discrimination that have been found in professional sports?
A)profits from personal appearances and endorsements
B)sports-related careers when playing days are over
C)average pay
D)positions in the power structure—head coaches, general managers, etc.
9
Not until 1972, when the Educational Amendment Act (Title IX) was passed, were public high schools required to __________.
A)offer minorities equal access to sports
B)offer females equal access to sports
C)include at least one female on all male-only teams
D)hire a certain quota of female coaches
10
Why has the percentage of women coaching women’s programs declined?
A)Women have grown tired of the male-dominated power structure of sport.
B)Quotas now require that a certain percentage of the programs be coached by men.
C)As money and prestige associated with women’s programs have increased, men have found these jobs more attractive.
D)After the passage of Title IX, more and more women have left women’s programs to coach in men’s programs.
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