Test Bank for Sociology of Sport, 12th Edition by George H. Sage
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Course
Sociology
Institution
Sociology
Test Bank for Sociology of Sport 12e 12th Edition by George H. Sage, D. Stanley Eitzen; Becky Beal; Matthew Atencio.
ISBN-13: 2711
Full Chapters test bank included - Book TOC given below
1 The Sociological Analysis of Sport in American Society
An Overview of Sociology of Sport as a Field ...
CHAPTER 1 The Sociological Analysis of Sport in American Society
Test Items 12e
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)
Multiple Choice (* indicates correct answer)
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
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