Sociology of Sport

Sociology of Sports Examination One Review

Chapter 1

1. Dominant gender ideology in most societies has traditionally emphasized that

a. female inferiority in sports is based in nature.

b. women are naturally more aggressive than men.

c. girls and boys should learn to play sports together.

d. competent women athletes are sexually attractive.

2. One of the most hotly contested aspects of sports in society is

a. who plays sports under what conditions.

b. whether scientists should study sports.

c. the process for making up rules in specific games.

d. who can identify themselves athletes in relationships with others.

Chapter 2.

3. If a person uses functionalist theory as a guide when making policy recommendations related to sports, the recommendations would probably call for

a. the development of players' unions.

b. more organized programs and more supervision for athletes.

c. radical changes in the structure and organization of sport programs.

d. less structured and less organized sport experiences.

Chapter 3

4. Through a good part of the medieval period, the most popular sporting events in Europe consisted of a series of war games. These events were designed to

a. recruit peasants into the military.

b. train women to protect their homes and children.

c. maintain military readiness among upper-class males.

d. enable knights and nobles to frighten peasants with their physical abilities.

5. During the later years of the Industrial Revolution, sport activities became increasingly organized. As this happened, sports in North America

a. became less popular among the upper classes.

b. brought working class people and wealthy people together in clubs.

c. generally reinforced existing class distinctions in society.

d. became more separated from the rest of what was happening in society.

Chapter 4

6. Loic Wacquant’s study of the social world of boxers in a Chicago gym indicated that boxing

a. enabled young men to learn violent...