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
