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Sociology of Sport
Test Bank For Sociology of Sport, 12th Edition / Sociology of Sport, Twelfth Edition Test Bank / Test Bank Twelfth Edition 12th Edition / George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen, Becky Beal, and Matthew Atencio, 9780197622711, Test Bank Sociology / Sociology of Sport 12th Edition, Test Bank.
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
12TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01:
THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SPORT IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Which of the following statements is not true of sociology?
A. Sociology stresses those factors external to the individual.
B. Sociology is the only scientific discipline concerned with the description and
explanation of human behavior.*
C. Sociology describes and explains social organization.
D. Sociologists study social behavior of all kinds, from interpersonal social relations
to group formations to formal social organizations.
2. Street hockey and a pickup game of basketball would both be considered a type of
A. Casual sport.
B. Leisure time physical activity.
C. Informal sport.*
D. Organized sport.
3. Functionalist theory focuses on
A. the social bond that holds groups together.*
B. the social forces that pit group against group.
C. patterns of dominance and influence in society.
D. how people give meaning to their lives.
4. There are 3 characteristics of sport outlined in the text. Which of the following is not a
characteristic?
A. There is competition.
, B. There is physical activity.
C. There are spectators.*
D. There are rules to abide by.
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Taking a critical stance requires challenging existing power relations.*
B. Functionalism is part of a cultural/conflict perspective.
C. All sociologists ascribe to the same main theoretical perspective.
D. None of the above are true.
6. Which theoretical perspective places the greatest emphasis on human agency?
A. Functionalism
B. Interactionism
C. Conflict/cultural theory*
7. Conflict theorists and functionalists _________ that sport maintains the status quo.
A. agree*
B. disagree
8. Which of the following is true regarding the field of sport sociology?
A. It is an old discipline, with a very rich history.
B. There are both International and North American societies/organizations.*
C. There are no academic journals related to the field.
9. The authors focus in this text is at a ______ level.
A. micro
B. functionalist
C. structuralist
D. macro*
,10. As sport moves from informal to more corporate
A. sport activities become less systematic.
B. sport activities become less pleasurable for athletes.*
C. athletes gain autonomy.
D. none of the above.
11. Human agency refers to
A. human beings as active agents shaping and changing social structures.*
B. individuals as rational beings.
C. individuals being socially determined.
D. the perfection of social arrangements.
12. The “sociological imagination”
A. focuses on understanding the behavior of an individual and his or her problems.
B. focuses on human agency.
C. is similar to Karl Marx’s term “false consciousness.”
D. sees the solutions to social problems by changing the structure of society, not in
terms of changing individuals.*
True/False
1. A sociological assumption that individuals are shaped by their society implies a total
social determination. (False)
2. Psychology and sociology are similar fields and there is very little difference in the
way they study and account for human behavior. (False)
3. As a field of study, the sociology of sport treats sport and physical activities as cultural
practices. (True)
, 4. From a sociological perspective, behaviors are considered to emanate primarily from
internal individual motivations. (False)
5. Fundamental to the sociological perspective is the notion that structural forces beyond
the conscious control of an individual have profound effects on human behavior.
(True)
6. Sports teams are not particularly useful research settings for sociologists to test
theories about social organization because they are composed of exceptional rather
than average persons. (False)
7. From the view of the textbook authors, the observer of any social arrangement must
view the subject from a critical stance. (True)
8. The conflict social theory has political implications but the functionalist perspective
does not. (False)
9. Hegemony theory adds ideology and culture to the importance of the economy,
politics, and the cultural patterns of dominance in society. (True)
10. According to the feminist social theory, organized sport has been a major contributor
to the perpetuation of male dominance. (True)
11. The presence of rudimentary organization distinguishes informal sport from corporate
sport. (True)
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