Exam 1 Chapters 1,2,3 Top Gunder

As people age, they often move from participating in team sports to participating in individual sports. T or F?

True

People from a working-class background are more likely to participate in?

Football

What are the reasons that we study sports?

All of the above

Participation sport is played for

Exercise and Enjoyment

About 15 percent of high school athletes will participate in collegiate athletics. T or F?

False

Play and games differ, but sport and work do not. T or F?

False

Survey research is typically conducted face to face with participants. T or F?

False

The amount of money spent on recreational sport is approximately equal to the amount generated by professional sport. T or F?

False

High performance sport may bring athletes?

Fame and Money

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 male receive 90 percent of the sport media's attention, which perspective would make the most sense for you to use?

Feminist Theory

Which theory would agree that sport reinforces society's values system?

Functionalist theory

Which of these is an example of an international governing body?

International Olympics Committee

Which segment of the sports industry has the largest revenue in professional sports?

Media Rights

The teams of which professional league make the most profit annually compared to other major sports?

National Football league

Which of the following is another name for participation sport?

Recreational Sport

What is the most watched televised event in 2020 in the United States?

Super Bowl LIV - Chiefs vs. 49ers

Which of the following was not practiced as a sport in ancient Greece?

Swimming

Collegiate athletes may view sports as work. T or F?

True

If you wished to analyze a situation based on economics, you could use a conflict perspective. T or F?

True

One difference between play and games is the face that games involve competition. T or F?

True

One reason we study sport is that it affects our culture, traditions, and values. T or F?

True

Soccer is currently the mot popular sport in the world. T or F?

True

Sport is perceived as considerable generator of income. Which is why sports marketing is so powerful and universally used. T of F?

True

Sport sociology is the study of the individual is a sport setting. T or F?

True

Your socioeconomic class influences which sport(s) you watch. T or F?

True

At the level of elite competition, particularly in individual sports and many Olympics sports, athletes tend to come from what socioeconomic background?

Upper-Middle-Class

If an activity involves formal rules, an emphasis of outcome, and specialized equipment, it is considered to be which of the following?

a sport

A researcher who embarks on a project titled "Life in the NBA" would likely use which of the following approaches?

ethnography

Which of these statements is true about the definition of sport?

it is always changing