Exam 15: Extreme Forms of Everyday Behaviors: Working, Using the Internet, and Exercising

Sociological theories have not been developed specifically for extreme sports. How do sociologists work around the lack of specific theories?

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Question 21

How does Roberts explain the increasing popularity of extreme sports over time?

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Question 22

What is the primary reason people engage in extreme forms of everyday behavior according to the social reactionist theory?

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Question 23

Time-deepening is a form of positive deviance.

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Question 24

It is hard to define what constitutes an "extreme sport," due in part to the wide variety of sports.

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Question 25

Which theory might suggest that workaholism is learned when individuals interact with people who value work over social relationships, learn justifications for engaging in workaholic behaviors, and reward workaholic behaviors in a variety of ways?

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Question 26

When diagnosing Internet addiction, what does tolerance refer to?

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Question 27

What three subtypes of Internet addiction are identified by Block?

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Question 28

Compare and contrast the four types of Internet addiction identified by the Center for Online Addiction.

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Question 29

How did Tomlinson categorize extreme sports?

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Question 30

Apply the social reactionist theory to extreme work and Internet addiction.

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Question 31

An Olympic athlete who exercises 8 hr a day provides an example of positive deviance.

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Question 32

Which of the following is an example of time-deepening?

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Question 33

If Cheryl is simultaneously watching television, chatting on Facebook messenger, and folding laundry, she is engaged in time-deepening.

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Question 34

According to the social reactionist perspective, what makes individuals more likely to engage in extreme sports?

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Question 35

Distinguish between the four types of workaholics identified by Machlowitz.

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Question 36

In Farley's typology, where do those who participate in extreme sports, such as free solo climbing, fit?

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Question 37

What is the source of the core values, hard work, thrift, and self-reliance that are present in U.S. culture?

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Question 38

Sutherland would agree that associating with those who think using the Internet 12 hr a day is normal would increase the likelihood of Internet addiction.

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Question 39

According to Robinson, "work addiction" and "workaholism" are two distinct diagnostic categories.

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Sociological theories have not been developed specifically for extreme sports. How do sociologists work around the lack of specific theories?

How does Roberts explain the increasing popularity of extreme sports over time?

What is the primary reason people engage in extreme forms of everyday behavior according to the social reactionist theory?

Time-deepening is a form of positive deviance.

It is hard to define what constitutes an "extreme sport," due in part to the wide variety of sports.

Which theory might suggest that workaholism is learned when individuals interact with people who value work over social relationships, learn justifications for engaging in workaholic behaviors, and reward workaholic behaviors in a variety of ways?

When diagnosing Internet addiction, what does tolerance refer to?

What three subtypes of Internet addiction are identified by Block?

Compare and contrast the four types of Internet addiction identified by the Center for Online Addiction.

How did Tomlinson categorize extreme sports?

Apply the social reactionist theory to extreme work and Internet addiction.

An Olympic athlete who exercises 8 hr a day provides an example of positive deviance.

Which of the following is an example of time-deepening?

If Cheryl is simultaneously watching television, chatting on Facebook messenger, and folding laundry, she is engaged in time-deepening.

According to the social reactionist perspective, what makes individuals more likely to engage in extreme sports?

Distinguish between the four types of workaholics identified by Machlowitz.

In Farley's typology, where do those who participate in extreme sports, such as free solo climbing, fit?

What is the source of the core values, hard work, thrift, and self-reliance that are present in U.S. culture?

Sutherland would agree that associating with those who think using the Internet 12 hr a day is normal would increase the likelihood of Internet addiction.

According to Robinson, "work addiction" and "workaholism" are two distinct diagnostic categories.

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