Contemporary Issues In Sports Exam 1

What percentage of US adults participate in at least 30 minutes of daily physical activity?

5%

Which of these is not an example of a financial effect of sports media? - Advertisers pay for the right to have their product associated with the sport. - Media related revenue allows teams the flexibility to pay higher salaries. - The bulk of the revenue for Major League event comes from fees for broadcast rights. - As sports rely on television to increase the exposure of the sport, television gains more control of sport.

As sports rely on television to increase the exposure of sport, television gains more control of sports.

What is the example in which the Olympics were used for political purposes? - World War Two interrupted the Olympics from 1940 to 1948. - In 1948, Israel was excluded after the threat of an Arab boycott. - In 1964, South Africa was banned due to its practice of apartheid. - All of the above.

All of the above.

Which of these is not an example of sport being operated as a monopoly? - Players can negotiate with only one team if they are drafted. - New teams have to pay large fees to join the league. - Anyone can own a team. - Leagues can work together to eliminate new leagues.

Anyone can own a team.

Why are participants of golf, baseball, and tennis prime targets corporate advisers? - Because there are many participants. - Because participants tend to be in higher economic groups. - Because there are more tournaments than other sports. - Because equipment for these sports is cheap to produce.

Because participants tend to be in higher economic groups.

Conflict theory evaluates culture and determines the source of authority wielded by one group over another.

F

Sports sociology is the study of the individual in a sports setting.

F

Which of these is the most watched sporting event in the world? - Super Bowl. - FIFA World Cup. - NBA Finals. - Wimbledon.

FIFA World Cup.

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

False.

Which theory would point out the unifying trends that sports can bring to all cultures by promoting the 'modern' ideals of industrialism and capitalism, thus improves the status of less developed nations? - Feminism. - Functionalism. - Realism. - Conflict theory.

Functionalism.

Which professional sport have athletes of Asian descent dominated? - Equestrian. - Tennis. - Track and field. - Golf.

Golf.

Which team is owned by members of the general public? Who holds shares in the team? - Dallas Cowboys. - Green Bay Packers. - Miami Dolphins. - No teams are owned by the general public.

Green Bay Packers.

Which professional league has the highest percentage of international players? - Major League Soccer. - Major League Baseball. - National Football League. - National Basketball Association.

Major League Soccer.

The host cities' financial considerations include all but which of these? - Building new stadiums. - Paying the athletes. - Paying off its Olympic-related debts after the games are over. - Paying for security during the games.

Paying the athletes.

Which of these is an example of the importance placed on winning at the Olympics? - Shift from amateur to professional participants. - Change in Olympic awards from medals to prize money. - Cooperation among nations to work together to 'produce' a winner. - Reduction of nationalism at the games.

Shift from amateur to professional participants.

What is the most popular sport worldwide? - Hockey. - Golf. - Soccer. - Baseball.

Soccer.

Which sport has the highest percentage of Latina athletes in NCAA Division I? - Basketball. - Softball. - Outdoor track. - Lacrosse.

Softball.

The economic effect of recreational sport are measured through sales of which of these? - Tickets to professional sporting events. - Sport equipment. - High school uniforms. - Marching band instruments.

Sport equipment.

Sports psychology is ___.

Study of human behavior and sport, including the enhancement of performance and the treatment of disorders affecting optimal performance.

Functionalist theorists see sports as contributing to the smooth functioning of society by helping people promote common values, which in turn leads to stability and communities and the nation as a whole.

T

Which of these is not true about lacrosse? - The states with the most youth lacrosse players are Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. - Participation in all age groups has been growing at an average rate of 5.5% since 2012. - The number of boys playing youth across has risen by 81% since 2007. - There are more than 800,000 active lacrosse players in the United States.

The states with the most youth lacrosse players are Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

Since the 1970s, obesity for children ages 12 to 19 years has ___ and ___ for adults.

Tripled; Doubled.

The term 'stacking' refers to an unusual distribution of which two races in certain sports positions that cannot be explained by random distribution?

Whites and Blacks.

As of 2017, which segment of the sports industry has the largest revenue? - Gate revenues. - Media rights. - Sponsorships. - Merchandising.

media rights.

Which of these is true about the NCAA graduation rates? - The overall rate for student athletes has increased steadily since 1995. - The NCAA has put in place stricter standards for initial eligibility and progress towards a degree. - NCAA has created a statistic called the academic progress rate to track student-athletes' academic success. - All of these are true.

All of these are true.

__________ views life as complex and diverse. Order is obtained through struggles over ideology and power. The goal is a better life for all citizens. - Conflict theories. - Critical theories. - Functionalist theories. - Feminist theories.

Critical theories

Individuals like to own sports teams in part because teams tend to increase in value.

T

In what area do challenges to the integration of athletes of diverse races and ethnicities and supports remain? - Opening opportunities and all sports to people of all races and ethnic backgrounds, especially among youth. - Integrating athletes from all races and ethnic groups into the social fabric of the sport world and capitalizing on the diversity of participants. - Recruiting and training sports leaders- such as coaches, managers, and owners- of all races and ethnic backgrounds. - All of these.

All of these.

Which theory sees sport as not simply mirroring society, but as offering the opportunity to help create a better society by affecting how people think and feel about social conditions? - Conflict theory. - Functionalist theory. - Critical theories. - Interactionist theories.

Critical theories

Which of these is an example of social media use? - Video streaming the NBA playoffs. - Posting on Twitter by athletes. - Calling a friend on your cellular device. - Playing games on an iPad.

Posting on Twitter by athletes.

Industrialization of the American economy during the 20th century significantly increase the number of people participating in watching sport.

T

Interactionist theories allow us to look in depth at sport from an athlete's point of view and add a qualitative bent to our analysis using tools such as ethnography.

T

International sports traditions began with Greek civilization.

T

One reason we study sports is that it affects our cultures, traditions, and values.

T

Sport team owners can depreciate their athletes and their tax returns.

T

The United States Olympic-Paralympic Committee accepts money from corporate sponsors to support training and competition of US athletes.

T

There is still resistance to changing the names of Native American mascots.

T

WNBA players often play in both WNBA and in overseas leagues so that they can make the living playing professional basketball.

T

What is the richest sporting body in the world? - National Football League in the United States. - The Board of Control for Cricket in India. - World Golf Association. - Japan Tennis Association.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Which of these is not true about the Native American Sports Council, NASC? - The NASC is an affiliated organization of the United States Olympic Committee. - The NASC conducts community-based sports programs for Native Americans to encourage community participation. - The NASC was established in 1936. - The NASC provides financial assistance for Native American Olympic hopefuls.

The NASC was established in 1936.