TLS 356 Sports & Education Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
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TLS 356 Sports & Education Final Exam 2023 with complete solution
Why/how are sports inherently political, according to Dave Zirin in the film: Not Just a Game. Consider
issues related to patriotism, the military, gender, race, and advertising/consumerism?
sports are very patriotic
sports mil...
tls 356 sports amp education final exam 2023 with complete solution whyhow are sports inherently political
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TLS 356 Sports & Education Final Exam 2023 with
complete solution
Why/how are sports inherently political, according to Dave Zirin in the film: Not
Just a Game. Consider
issues related to patriotism, the military, gender, race, and
advertising/consumerism?
sports are very patriotic
sports militarized - milirary tributes
metaphors to war
What are some of the issues associated with high levels of competition in youth
sport, as illustrated by
Friday Night Tykes?
winning was more important than their health
foul language was used
How do sports fit into, and perhaps help perpetuate the notion of Guyland?
Four Rules of Manhood
1. No sissy stuff
a. Cant do anything that relates even a little bit to femininity
b. Being Gay
i. That's so gay, supposedly don't mean gay
ii. Its about taking away manhood by being called gay
iii. Learned fear of being seen as unmanly, sissy
2. Be a big wheel
a. Judged by the size of ur dick
b. How much money you make
c. Status from wealth = more manly
3. Be a sturdy oak
a. Never show weakness
b. Reliable in a crissis that he doesn't show feelings
4. Give 'Em hell
a. Daring
b. Aggression
c. risk
• Kimmel identifies the guy code as a "straight -jacket" in his book
• What psychological reasons may be behind gay-bashing prominent in Guyland
◦ Policing masculinity
• Sports separate by gender starting early on in age
• Homophobia is very present in sport
How does the film "The Power of an Illusion" help debunk the notion that there is
some kind of genetic advantage for African American athletes?
blacks are as likely to be genetically similar to people of their own "race" as they are to
those of other races
, just because a person is black doesnt mean they are athletic
How does the film "In Whose Honor" deconstruct and problematize the use of
Native American mascots?
Sport as a social construction means they are
created by people as they interact with each other
Sport as an agent of socialization: positives and negatives
depending on the variable that make up your life alter your own socialization of sport in
your life
History of youth sport and important societal shifts that have impacted youth
sports (ie industrial
revolution, two working parents, etc.)
working class children to keep them physcially fit and in line?
two working parents present time want their child to be supervised at all times and
sports is a good way to do that.
Muscular Christianity
A British movement that laid the philosophical foundations of worldwide amateur sports
as we know it
Performance vs. Pleasure Models of Sport
Competition vs. Cooperation: pros and cons
Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation
Sports perpetuating and reflecting gender norms/stereotypes
Title IX
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education
program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Inequalities in sport across gender (coaching, pay, media coverage, etc.)
Homophobia and sport
Perceptions about black athletes (history, genetics, etc)
"Sociological Hypothesis" that explains the achievement of black male athletes
Reasons to be skeptical of taken-for-granted "outcomes" associated with school
sport participation
Why sports (and extracurricular activities general) provide valuable learning
contexts
Arguments against interscholastic sports
What sociological concept is this?
The study of the social worlds that people create, organize, maintain and change
through their relationship with each other.
Sociology
What sociological concept is this? The shared ways of life and shared
understandings that people develop as they live together.
Culture
What sociological concept is this? People taking each other into account and, in
the process, influencing each others feelings, thoughts, and actions
Social Interaction
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