Sport, Culture, & Society Test
Which of the following statements is false concerning the growing importance of sport participation by older adults?
After age 75, competitive sport is simply unrealistic because the human body cannot tolerate the associated physical stress.
The female who has had the greatest effect on women's sport in our time, both during and after her playing career, is
Billie Jean King
Which of the following statements is false regarding the Special Olympics and the Paralympics?
Both competitions are organized, supervised, and partially funded by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
African Americans are better at some sports due to biology.
False
Emotional control does not influence sporting behavior.
False
Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning include a "law and order" stage.
False
The term race means the same thing across all cultures.
False
The term sporting behavior means the same thing as sportsmanship.
False
The terms Latino and Hispanic have the same definition.
False
Women's sport receives the same broadcast coverage as men's sport.
False
According to research conducted by the Josephson Institute using data collected from 4,200 high school athletes, which of the following statements is not true?
Girls tend to exhibit negative behavior in tennis and soccer.
Which city has appointed itself the "amateur sports capital of the world"?
Indianapolis
Which of the following statements is false about the American Association of People with Disabilities?
It is a government program.
Which of the following is not true about the United States Olympic Committee (USOC)?
It is funded by the U.S. government.
Which of the following is not true about athletes using sport as a platform for change?
John Carlos chose not to promote change during the 1968 Olympics
Which of the following patterns has not been attributed to the practice of stacking by race?
Placekickers being mainly foreign
Which of the following statements is false?
Race and ethnicity are the same characteristic.
If we wanted to increase good sporting behavior at youth hockey games, which of the following ideas would we implement?
Teaching all parents and coaches how to model good behavior
Which of the following statements is false about the Paralympics?
The Paralympics and the Special Olympics are the same event.
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." This statement describes which of the following?
Title IX
A sporting tradition can be a barrier to good sporting behavior.
True
As a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act, sport governing bodies expanded their programs for people with a disability.
True
In 2012, Division I Football Bowl Subdivision schools spent, on average, more than 70 percent of their budget on men's athletics.
True
Individuals with a disability may be discriminated against and excluded from sport.
True
Most women executives played a sport.
True
The NCAA functions as a political organization.
True
The Special Olympics include athletes with cognitive delay or intellectual disability.
True
The U.S. government sometimes intervenes in sport scandals.
True
The proportion of female coaches and athletic directors is getting smaller.
True
There is still resistance to changing the names of Native American mascots.
True
U.S. Paralympics is a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
True
Which of the following statements about women in sport is true?
Women are interested in participating in sport.
A baseball pitcher is often encouraged to "brush back" a batter who homered in his previous at bat. A functionalist theoretician would justify this action as
a baseball tradition
Which of the following could be an instance of "stacking"?
a black outfielder in baseball
Many governments throughout history have been accused of using sport as an "opiate of the masses." These governments have typically been
authoritarian
Male Latino and Hispanic athletes are recognized most for their participation in which of the following?
baseball and soccer
Good sporting behavior involves
behaving ethically in sport
In the 1970s, of every dollar spent on sport,
boys received 99 cents and girls 1 cent
Football players who try to get away with holding an opposing player illegally in order to gain an advantage often rationalize their actions by saying that "everyone does it." According to Kohlberg's model, these players are operating at what level of moral reasoning?
conventional (good boy or girl)
African Americans dominate in basketball, football, and track and field because of
cultural influence and opportunity
Which theoretical perspective would you use if you believed that sport promoted social values?
functionalist
Which of the following is not one of the four primary perspectives discussed in the chapter for examining politics and sport?
how nations sponsor international teams to allow athletes to understand other cultures
Which of the following is not a reason that females were historically excluded from competitive sport?
lack of female sport role models
Athletes at any level who take performance-enhancing substances are operating at what level of moral behavior?
preconventional (pleasure or pain)
The Americans with Disabilities Act covers all but which of the following areas?
private club membership
Murderball is a documentary film about
quadriplegic rugby athletes who use wheelchairs
Individual politicians have not used sport to
raise money for their political campaign
According to a Women's Sports Foundation study, if a girl does not participate in sport by the time she is 10, then
there is only a 10 percent chance that she will participate when she is 25
Which of the following is not an example of the typical political orientation of major sport organizations?
view of sport as a change agent
Overall, at most levels of competition, sport in the United States is dominated by
whites