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Example of Sports cultural significance in the US Ans: The Superbowl 20 Million people attend parties and only 60% of the people are there for football and the others are there for social reasons. 10 Million hours go into planning 17 is the average party size Sport (Nixon) Ans: is "an institutionalized competitive activity involving two or more opponents and stressing physical exertion by serious competitors who represent or are part of formally organized association...

What is the purpose of sport symbols and mascots? Ans: 1) They bind together members within a group 2) They separate members from those outside the group What are ways some mascots can be controversial? Ans: Racism, sexist, religion, deviance, and live animals Example of controversial mascots Ans: 1) Indians, Chiefs, Braves, etc. (Native Americans), Ole Miss Rebels, Fightin' Reds (Confederacy) 2) Putting gal or lady in front of name 3) Names relating to religion ...

What is socialization? Ans: active process of learning and social development When does socialization occur? Ans: 1. observe and synthesize information 2. interact with others 3. become familiar with our social worlds 4. make decisions Why do people become/stay involved in sport? 2 | Page Ans: 1. individual characteristics (physical stature, skill motivation) 2. availability of opportunities 3. societal values 4. influence of significant others ide...

In contemporary society, community typically develops based on Ans: Interests and skills Anomie is a term used to describe Ans: a breakdown of social structures Psychic income is described as being Ans: an energy and price than can develop for community members Sport always leads to a greater sense of community Ans: False 2 | Page Which of the following is an example of how a sense of community is developed through shared emotional connections in the sp...

what are characteristics of sport? Ans: competition, formal rules, involves at least 2 people physical activity Ans: movement produced by skeletal muscles and resulting in substantial increase over the resting energy expenditure to say sport is a microcosm of society means that Ans: sport is a window into, or a mirror which reflects the underlying values, benefits and assumptions of a cultural group sociology focuses on 2 | Page Ans: factors internal to th...

youth sport Ans: First organized in the late 1800s and early 1900s Help children develop physically, mentally, and socially.(Functionalist Theory) Pass on "masculine" values to boys. YMCA stands for Youth Mens Christian Association Schools and communities began sports programs as part of the "educational" experience. However, most programs were for boys 8-14 years old. Monea Davis 2 | Page Ans: a girl pitcher for Little League Series that actually star...

Sport Ans: "an institutionalized competitive activity involving two or more opponents and stressing physical exertion by serious competitors who represent or are part of formally organized associations" "a competitive activity involving at least two competitors, requiring physical skill, following formal rules, and occurring within a formal organizational framework What does sport represent? Ans: represents "well-established, officially governed competitive...

When were youth sports first organized? Ans: Late 1800s-1900s youth sports help children develop ____, ____, and ____ Ans: physically, mentally, and socially early on, youth sports were only for Ans: boys, most programs for boys 8-14 Adults wanted to pass on ___________ values to boys through youth sport. YMCA wanted to pass on _____ values. Ans: masculine; religious 2 | Page Growth of youth sports and reasons children get involved can be attributed t...

Sport is Ans: "an institutionalized competitive activity involving two or more opponents and stressing physical exertion by serious competitors who represent or are part of formally organized associations" (Nixon, 1984, p. 13). "a competitive activity involving at least two competitors, requiring physical skill, following formal rules, and occurring within a formal organizational framework" (LeUnes, 2008, p. 5). Sport represents Ans: "well-established, offic...

To say that there is a symbiotic relationship between the social institutions of sport and the media means Ans: Sport influences the media, and the media influences sport According to chapter 7, the primary objective of the sports media is to Ans: Generate financial profits In efforts to achieve its primary objective, the sports media performs which of the following functions? 2 | Page Ans: all of the above -provide entertainment -promote cultural values -...