SPMA 2P96 - Mid Term #2
What is deviance? - correct answer ✔✔the recognized violation of cultural norms
What is Social Control? - correct answer ✔✔systematic practices developed by social groups to
encourage conformity and to discourage deviance
What are some examples of social deviance? - correct answer ✔✔- Gambling
- Substance Abuse
- Violence
- Vandalism
What are the Five Major Social Theories Are Used to Study Sports - correct answer ✔✔1) Functionalist
theory
2) Conflict theory
3) Critical theories
4) Feminist theories
5) Interactionist theory
What is the Social Bond Theory? - correct answer ✔✔the probability of deviant behaviour increases
when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken.
Examples of the Social Bond Theory? - correct answer ✔✔1) Attachment to other people
2) Commitment to conventional lines of behaviour
3) Involvement in conventional activities
What is the Differential Association Theory - correct answer ✔✔individuals have a greater tendency to
deviate from societal norms when they frequently associate with people who favour deviance.
, What is labeling theory? - correct answer ✔✔suggests that deviants are those people who have been
successfully labeled as such by others.
What are The Norms of the Sport Ethic? - correct answer ✔✔1) An athlete makes sacrifices for "the
game"
2) And athlete strives for distinction
3) An athlete accepts risks and play through pain
4) And athlete accepts no limits in the pursuit of possibilities
Why Do Athletes Engage in "Deviant" Overconformity? - correct answer ✔✔Sports Are Exhilarating and
thrilling that athletes will do almost anything to continue to do so
Athletes Most Likely to Overconform to the Sport Ethic who ____? - correct answer ✔✔1) Those with
low self-esteem and strong needs to be accepted by peers in a sport
2) Those who see achievements in sport as their only way to get ahead, make themselves a name, and
become important in the world
"Deviance" becomes more likely when: - correct answer ✔✔1) Social bonds normalize risk taking
2) Athletes are separated from the restof the community
3) Athletes develop extreme degrees of hubris
4) When people in the community see athletes as being special because they engage in extreme
behaviours
The most effective strategies within Controlling-On-The-Field Violence might involve what? - correct
answer ✔✔1) Suspensions for player
2) Fines for team owners
Violence is most likely when: - correct answer ✔✔1) Produce HUBRIS
2) Separate athletes from the community
General Factors Related to Violence at Sport Events: - correct answer ✔✔1) Action in the sport event
itself
What is deviance? - correct answer ✔✔the recognized violation of cultural norms
What is Social Control? - correct answer ✔✔systematic practices developed by social groups to
encourage conformity and to discourage deviance
What are some examples of social deviance? - correct answer ✔✔- Gambling
- Substance Abuse
- Violence
- Vandalism
What are the Five Major Social Theories Are Used to Study Sports - correct answer ✔✔1) Functionalist
theory
2) Conflict theory
3) Critical theories
4) Feminist theories
5) Interactionist theory
What is the Social Bond Theory? - correct answer ✔✔the probability of deviant behaviour increases
when a person's ties to society are weakened or broken.
Examples of the Social Bond Theory? - correct answer ✔✔1) Attachment to other people
2) Commitment to conventional lines of behaviour
3) Involvement in conventional activities
What is the Differential Association Theory - correct answer ✔✔individuals have a greater tendency to
deviate from societal norms when they frequently associate with people who favour deviance.
, What is labeling theory? - correct answer ✔✔suggests that deviants are those people who have been
successfully labeled as such by others.
What are The Norms of the Sport Ethic? - correct answer ✔✔1) An athlete makes sacrifices for "the
game"
2) And athlete strives for distinction
3) An athlete accepts risks and play through pain
4) And athlete accepts no limits in the pursuit of possibilities
Why Do Athletes Engage in "Deviant" Overconformity? - correct answer ✔✔Sports Are Exhilarating and
thrilling that athletes will do almost anything to continue to do so
Athletes Most Likely to Overconform to the Sport Ethic who ____? - correct answer ✔✔1) Those with
low self-esteem and strong needs to be accepted by peers in a sport
2) Those who see achievements in sport as their only way to get ahead, make themselves a name, and
become important in the world
"Deviance" becomes more likely when: - correct answer ✔✔1) Social bonds normalize risk taking
2) Athletes are separated from the restof the community
3) Athletes develop extreme degrees of hubris
4) When people in the community see athletes as being special because they engage in extreme
behaviours
The most effective strategies within Controlling-On-The-Field Violence might involve what? - correct
answer ✔✔1) Suspensions for player
2) Fines for team owners
Violence is most likely when: - correct answer ✔✔1) Produce HUBRIS
2) Separate athletes from the community
General Factors Related to Violence at Sport Events: - correct answer ✔✔1) Action in the sport event
itself
