sport in society

if an activity involves formal rules and emphasis on outcome and specialized equipment it is considered to be which of the following

a sport

What are reasons that we study sports

all the above

Youth sport participation tends to-

community driven

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

etnography

Participation sport is played for

exercise and enjoyment

About 50 percent of high school athletes will participate in collegiate athletics

false

Play and games differ but sport and work do not

false

Survey research is typical conducted face to face with participants-

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 males receive 90 percent of spot media attention which perspective would make the most sense for you to use

feminist theory

Which of the following types of research involves in depth discussion of questions

focus groups

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

football

Which of the following theories use I sports sociology is more likely to defend the status quo rather that propose changes

functionalist

Which theory would agree that sport reinforces society value system?

functionalist theory

Which of these statements is true about the definition of sport

it is always changing

Which of the following is another name for participation sport-

recreational sport

The sociocultural domain of sport includes which of the following subdisciplines

sport sociology

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

swimming

Collegiate athletes may view sport as work

true

If you are interested in the sociology of sort 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

Interactionist theory is considered a bottom up approach

true

One difference between play and games is the fact that games involve competition

true

Quantifiable research collects information and uses statistical analysis

true

Sport is perceived as a considerable generator of income. which is why sports marketing is so powerful and universally used

true

We could analyze how society views Pete rose and his banishment from baseball as well as the possibility of his reinstatement through all the research methods discussed in CH 2

true

Your socioeconomic class influences which sports you watch

true

one reason we study sports is it affects culture tradition and value

true