TLS 356 Final Exam (A+ Graded already)

Sociology correct answers The study of the social worlds that people create, organize, maintain, and change through their relationships with each other. Culture correct answers The shared ways of life and shared understandings that people develop as they live together. Social Interaction correct answers People taking each other into account and, in the process, influencing each other's feelings, thoughts, and actions. Social Structure correct answers The established patterns of relationships and social arrangements that take shape as people live, work, and play with each other. Social Constructions correct answers Parts of the social world that are created by people as they interact with one another under particular social, political, and economical conditions. Using the definition from Coakley, which of the following characteristics are necessary for an activity to qualify as a "sport", as traditionally defined? Check all that apply. correct answers -involves physical activity -participants are motivates by internal and external rewards -"well-established" -officially governed (ie rules) True/False: Coakley would argue that sports should be viewed as a social phenomena and studied by looking at who creates them, plays them, and supports them. correct answers True Sports are socially significant activities that help perpetuate ideologies favored by people with the most powerful and influence. Which of the following ideologies are influenced by (and reflect) the power of sport? A. gender B. race C. class D. all of the above correct answers D. All of the above True/False: Psychologists are more likely than sociologists to look at factors that exits inside/within the athletes, rather than environmental considerations. correct answers True True/False: The concept of socialization implies that humans are passive learners with litter control over how we develop. correct answers False True/False: Although many complicated factors play a role in whether someone will become involves in a sport, if they stay involves, their reasons for participating largely do not change over time. correct answers False