Issues in Sport Exam 1
Which of the following statements is not true of content analysis?
Theory can be created after the data are analyzed.
As people age, they often move from participating in team sports to participating in individual sports.
True
If you are interested in the sociology of sport, you might want to join the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.
True
If you wished to analyze a situation based on economics, you could use a conflict perspective.
True
In a 2013 Harris poll, less than 10 percent of respondents indicated that their favorite sport was professional basketball.
True
Interactionist theory is considered a "bottom-up" approach.
True
Large media corporations (e.g., ESPN, Fox) face potential conflicts of interest related to their involvement with certain sport leagues.
True
Most sport media owners could be described as functionalists.
True
One difference between play and games is the fact that games involve competition.
True
According to the textbook author, which of the following is not a sport?
Chess
Which theoretical perspective uses the concept of hegemony?
Critical theory
Which of the following is not an example of a financial effect of sport media?
As sports rely on television to increase the exposure of a sport, television gains more control of sport.
Sport participants are not likely to be sport spectators.
False
Sport sociology is the study of the individuals in a sport setting.
False
Survey research is typically conducted face to face with participants.
False
Tennis leaders and NASCAR leaders use the same marketing plan and sponsors.
False
The media are sensitive to racial issues in sport.
False
Which social group influences young children the most in terms of sport participation?
Family
If you wanted to write a paper based on research indicating that males receive 90 percent of the sport media's attention, which perspective would make the most sense for you to use?
Feminist
Which theory would agree that sport reinforces society's value system?
Functionalist theory
Which of these statements is true about the definition of sport?
It is always changing.
Which of the following is not an example of media influence on sport?
Media outlets change their programming to accommodate sporting events.
Which of the following is not an area of study in the biophysical domain?
Motor learning
Which of the following majors should be chosen by a person who wants to teach physical skills?
Pedagogy
Which of the following is another name for participation sport?
Recreational sport
Collegiate athletes may view sport as work.
True
One reason we study sport is that it affects our culture, traditions, and values.
True
Sport influences the media because it can attract huge television audiences.
True
Sport philosophy is an area of study in the sociocultural domain.
True
Television coverage of women's sport has decreased in recent years.
True
The U.S. Congress established the United States Olympic Committee by means of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978.
True
The media sometimes have the power to change the rules of a sport.
True
The sport media include print, radio, television, Internet, and social media outlets.
True
We could analyze how society views Pete Rose and his banishment from baseball-as well as the possibility of his reinstatement-through all of the research methods discussed in the chapter.
True
Your socioeconomic class influences which sport(s) you watch.
True
Which of the following is an example of social media use?
posting on Twitter by athletes
About 15 percent of high school athletes will participate in collegiate athletics.
False
Play and games differ, but sport and work do not.
False
Qualitative research collects information and uses statistical analyses.
False
Data collected about trends in sport participation do not indicate which of the following?
Inactivity has decreased among youth