comm, sport, and society exam 1

A major goal of youth sports institutions and organizations is to maintain a social system (e.g. coach-athlete) and promote social value (e.g. cooperation between teammates). This goal set forth by these youth sports organizations and institutions falls under which sporting paradigm? - functionalist - critical/cultural - interactionalist - conservative sport association

functionalist

There are three indicators that sport is already at the corporate level at some high schools. Which of the following is not an indicator? - the combined effect of increased exposure and commercialization is moving high school sports to more closely resemble big-time college programs - girls teams are being added to the high school athletic program - some school districts spend extraordinary amounts of money on their athletic teams, especially football, and basketball - the channeling of young elite athletes into a "professional" mode

girls teams are being added to the high school athletic program

Player experiences differ in peer-play and in adult-organized youth sports programs. Which is most likely to be learned in adult-organized sports? - knowledge of game rules - decision-making skills - interpersonal skills - how to choose sides to equalize the playing talent on the teams

knowledge of game rules

One of the reform efforts instituted by some school districts that requires at a "C" letter grade in all subjects to be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities is called - grade all the way - proposition 48 - proposition 42-1, para C line 17 - no pass, no play

no pass, no play

Football and basketball coaches, such as Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney at big-time universities - are typically paid about the same as the presidents at their universities - typically hold the rank of at least associate professor - often make more than the university president - typically are paid the same salary as full professors

often make more than the university president

"Winning is the only thing" and the survival-of-the-fittest ideology in sport is a manifestation of a social philosophy called - enlightenment - industrial revolution - experimentalism - social darwininism

social darwinism

_____ have become the ultimate in coaching and preparing young athletes whose parents strive for a college scholarship, professional careers, and Olympic berths for their children - sports academies - amateur athletic union sponsorships - youth fitness centers - national youth sports elite sponsorships

sports academics

There are several distinct differences between peer-play games and adult-organized youth sports. which of the following is a characteristic of peer-play sports? - status is based on age combined with physical abilities - group stability is very high - the same rule structure is used that is used in adult-organized youth sports - there tends to be an authorization interpersonal structure

status is based on age combined with physical abilities

The most powerful force for restricting sport involvement in the colonial period in NA was - government - military - general human survival - church

the church

In the compilation from various youth sport publications, the most important reason boys and girls play sport was - to have fun - to improve skills - to be part of a team - to stay in shape

to have fun

Studies of dropouts from adult-organized youth sports reveal that the majority of young athletes withdraw from participation because - too much emphasis was placed on winning - parents pressured them into quitting - school assignments interfered with practices - injuries cut short their playing careers

too much emphasis was placed on winning

A functionalist perspective of high school sports views it as a primary social practice for promoting social and political integration, providing a common moral code for social cohesion, maintaining social control, and sorting and selecting students for their adult roles in society - true - false

true

Illegal payments to student-athletes outside the NCAA rules are widespread - true - false

true

In a study of over 1400 boys and girls from the US, New Zealand, and Australia, there were few cultural differences in the motivations to play sports between the participants in the three countries - true - false

true

In studies of social status in high school, "to be an athlete" is favored over being a non-athlete, with the highest preference being "scholar-athlete" - true - false

true

Over the past thirty years, high school sports have increasingly become another commercialized industry of popular culture - true -false

true

Sport and American values are so intertwined that any attack on sport is often interpreted as unpatriotic - true - false

true

Sport is one of the most powerful contributors to the ideology of the openness of American society and the meritocratic social order based on hard work - true - false

true

The NCAA has lobbied and argued strenuously to retain the amateur status of college athletes - true - false

true

The first intercollegiate sports event in the US was a rowing race between Harvard and Yale - true - false

true

Big time intercollegiate sports programs - usually generate enough income to support academic programs - typically do not make a profit - are usually profit making - none of the above

typically do not make a profit

Commercialized spectator sports gradually had increased favorable conditions due in large part to what? - catholic church's blessing of sport - vaccinations - urbanization - 24/7 sports broadcasts

urbanization

The most commonly used criterion to measure success in NA society is - wealth - social acceptance - philanthropy - argumentation success

wealth

Which category of athletes have the highest graduation rate? - women - whites - those in non-revenue producing sports - those in revenue-producing sports

women

One consequence of an intercollegiate athletic department's search for money is - tv often dictates schedules - relatively few seats available in arena go to students -illegal offers are made when recruiting prospective student-athletes - all of the above

all of the above

Some coaches have violated NCAA regulations by - allowing substitutes to take admissions tests for athletes - all of the above - enrolling athletes in classes they never attended - arranging to have transcripts altered

all of the above

The tremendous popularity of sport in NA is most likely a consequence of - the conditions of mass society that encourage individuals to identify with a cause - the close relationship between NA sports and NA values - all of the above - the emphasis by the media

all of the above

Which of the following reforms for emphasizing education of student-athletes are proposed in your text - admit only student-athletes who have the potential to compete as students - freshmen should be ineligible for varsity sports - colleges must insist that athletes make satisfactory progress toward a degree - all of the above

all of the above

Which of the following are reforms for high school sports that are recommended by the textbook authors - minimize the elitism of sports - resist all efforts to "corporatize" high school sports - all of the answers are recommended - enforce an educationally defensible standard for school performance for athletes to be eligible to participate in sports

all of the answers are recommended

Which of the following is a consequence(s) of interscholastic athletics? - all of these options are consequences of interscholastic athletics - it may be used to encourage intellectual activities among the students - it serves a social control function - there is a unifying effect on the school - the athletes receive substantial social rewards and recognition

all of these options are consequences of interscholastic athletics

Intercollegiate sports in the US began - as a form of student recreation - under the auspices of college faculty - as a form of religious ritual

as a form of student recreation

"Clustering" refers to - the overrepresentation of athletes by race at the various positions in team sports - unsportsmanlike behaviors during contests - athletes are overrepresented in easy majors - the tendency for athletes to socialize with other athletes rather than with nonathlete

athletes are overrepresented in easy majors

In the history of African American involvement in American sport, in which sport have African Americans been involved the longest? - ice hockey - boxing - baseball - volleyball

boxing

The research on sports participation in high schools reveals that it - destroys good character - builds good character - can have positive and negative outcomes as far as the "character" of the participants is concerned - at this point in time, there has been no research on this topic

can have both positive and negative outcomes as far as the "character" of the participants is concerned

Those who look at youth sports from a conflict-lens may state that sports at such a young age... - case immense pressure and stress between adults and children causing negative emotions - help to quickly socialize kids into responsible adults -help children to make friends and co-determine why their experience was valuable

case immense pressure and stress between adults and children causing negative emotions

In most cases, scandals involving illegal and immoral behavior of overzealous coaches result in guilty coaches being fired for their transgressions - true - false

false

Most of the countries of the world have adopted the American system of interscholastic sports - true - false

false

Socialization begins at birth and is completed at about age twenty - true - false

false

The evidence is overwhelmingly clear that high school athletics builds character - true - false

false

To protect young athletes from adult exploitation in sports - a bill of rights for young athletes and fair play codes have been formulated - congressional action has been taken with laws restricting certain coaching practices - coaches are now required to become certified by each state and province - each community must appoint a grievance commissioner

a bill of rights for young athletes and fair play codes have been formulated