Question 1

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper coverage increasingly linked the achievements of a city's baseball team to the…

Accepted Answer

A) overall image of the city. 
B) likelihood of the city getting a railroad line through it. 
C) increasing likelihood of city residents needing to spectate less and participate in sports more. 
D) all of the above. 
A) overall image of the city. 
B) likelihood of the city getting a railroad line through it. 
C) increasing likelihood of city residents needing to spectate less and participate in sports more. 
D) all of the above. A

Question 2

In treating "baseball as urban drama," Hutter integrates two types of historical analysis: social history with an emphasis on ________ and cultural history with an emphasis on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the supply side of baseball; the demand side of baseball. 
B) urban ecology; symbolic interactionism 
C) the structure and institutions of baseball; the emotional component of baseball. 
D) the rural origins of baseball; baseball's eventual transformation into a city game. 
A) the supply side of baseball; the demand side of baseball. 
B) urban ecology; symbolic interactionism 
C) the structure and institutions of baseball; the emotional component of baseball. 
D) the rural origins of baseball; baseball's eventual transformation into a city game. C

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century, boosterism and intercity baseball rivalries were connected in that they served to…

Accepted Answer

A) stimulate and exaggerate feelings of civic pride. 
B) heighten urban solidarity by involving the general population in the games. 
C) increase the proliferation of teams with city names which heightened identification with teams and competition among cities. 
D) all of the above. 
A) stimulate and exaggerate feelings of civic pride. 
B) heighten urban solidarity by involving the general population in the games. 
C) increase the proliferation of teams with city names which heightened identification with teams and competition among cities. 
D) all of the above. A

Question 4

Hutter draws on two orienting perspectives for understanding the role of shopping for cities.Explain these perspectives and draw on material from his chapter, as well as any other sources, to illustrate how the two perspectives help us to understand shopping as community activity.

Accepted Answer

Hutter draws on two orienting perspectiv

Question 5

Hutter notes that baseball's success as a symbolic community representation was hindered by…

Accepted Answer

A) the overwhelmingly middle-class nature of the spectators and its snobbish image. 
B) its perceived lower-class popularity. 
C) the lack of photographs of baseball games which hindered awareness of the games. 
D) the image of sedate, overly well-behaved fans. 
A) the overwhelmingly middle-class nature of the spectators and its snobbish image. 
B) its perceived lower-class popularity. 
C) the lack of photographs of baseball games which hindered awareness of the games. 
D) the image of sedate, overly well-behaved fans.

Question 6

Sportswriters helped to enhance the image of baseball by deemphasizing…

Accepted Answer

A) how boring many of the early games were. 
B) the presence of the middle classes and women at the games. 
C) the rowdyism and roughhousing on the field and the gambling, drinking, and fighting in the stands. 
D) the importance of baseball teams to their city's image. 
A) how boring many of the early games were. 
B) the presence of the middle classes and women at the games. 
C) the rowdyism and roughhousing on the field and the gambling, drinking, and fighting in the stands. 
D) the importance of baseball teams to their city's image.

Question 7

Professional baseball has always emphasized a largely mythical "baseball creed" in its effort to define itself as the "national pastime." The baseball creed does NOT include the myth…

Accepted Answer

A) that the game had a rural origin. 
B) that baseball was a locus for social integration. 
C) that baseball originated in immigrant communities. 
D) of social democracy. 
A) that the game had a rural origin. 
B) that baseball was a locus for social integration. 
C) that baseball originated in immigrant communities. 
D) of social democracy.

Question 8

Regardless of the ethnic/racial composition of professional basketball teams, that composition essentially reflects the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) skills of mostly city players. 
B) efforts of newspapers to portray basketball as a rural sport. 
C) national distribution of ethnic/racial groups. 
D) prevalence of professional basketball on television. 
A) skills of mostly city players. 
B) efforts of newspapers to portray basketball as a rural sport. 
C) national distribution of ethnic/racial groups. 
D) prevalence of professional basketball on television.

Question 9

One of the three components of the baseball creed was the myth that baseball…

Accepted Answer

A) had an urban origin. 
B) had encouraged large-scale immigration 
C) was basically about economic enterprise. 
D) was a locus of social integration. 
A) had an urban origin. 
B) had encouraged large-scale immigration 
C) was basically about economic enterprise. 
D) was a locus of social integration.

Question 10

Just as urban renewal destroyed housing in "slum" communities, it also destroyed the stores in those communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Neighborhood stores would be among the variety of public places that, according to Oldenburg, host the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily anticipated gatherings of people outside of home and work.He called these public places…

Accepted Answer

A) "castles of consumption." 
B) centers for congeniality. 
C) "third" places. 
D) community centers. 
A) "castles of consumption." 
B) centers for congeniality. 
C) "third" places. 
D) community centers.

Question 12

Baseball's myth of social integration suggested that baseball, and other sports and recreational activities, develop…

Accepted Answer

A) health and character. 
B) civic pride. 
C) a crime-free environment. 
D) It accomplished all three of the above. 
A) health and character. 
B) civic pride. 
C) a crime-free environment. 
D) It accomplished all three of the above.

Question 13

Zukin argues that a major factor contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in recent decades is…

Accepted Answer

A) the establishment of economic substructure by large-scale business chains such as Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and The Gap. 
B) the improvement of inner-city schools under the No Child Left Behind Act. 
C) the establishment of small businesses by immigrant entrepreneurs. 
D) increasing numbers of federal grants to encourage suburban businesses to relocate to inner cities. 
A) the establishment of economic substructure by large-scale business chains such as Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and The Gap. 
B) the improvement of inner-city schools under the No Child Left Behind Act. 
C) the establishment of small businesses by immigrant entrepreneurs. 
D) increasing numbers of federal grants to encourage suburban businesses to relocate to inner cities.

Question 14

In what way is basketball the "new city game"?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "new city game" in reference

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the four positive trends contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in the last 15 years?

Accepted Answer

A) the rebirth of urban shopping markets 
B) a decrease in crime 
C) the move of middle-class Whites back to cities from suburbia 
D) the unshackling of inner-city life from giant bureaucracies 
E) community development 
A) the rebirth of urban shopping markets 
B) a decrease in crime 
C) the move of middle-class Whites back to cities from suburbia 
D) the unshackling of inner-city life from giant bureaucracies 
E) community development

Question 16

Paul Stoller studied West African street vendors in New York City.Explain the title of his book Money Has No Smell.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Paul Stoller studied West African street vendors...

Question 17

Although many people think of malls as part of the ________, from a legal standpoint they are ________

Accepted Answer

A) downtown; suburban. 
B) private realm; third places. 
C) public realm; private spaces. 
D) neighborhoods; downtown stores. 
A) downtown; suburban. 
B) private realm; third places. 
C) public realm; private spaces. 
D) neighborhoods; downtown stores.

Question 18

In addition to destroying housing in so-called slum areas, urban renewal also destroyed…

Accepted Answer

A) the economic foundation of cities. 
B) police forces in slums. 
C) urban government. 
D) stores in these areas. 
A) the economic foundation of cities. 
B) police forces in slums. 
C) urban government. 
D) stores in these areas.

Question 19

The rise of professional baseball coincided with the…

Accepted Answer

A) industrialization and urbanization of the United States. 
B) rise of other professional sports. 
C) rise of urban political economy as a way to understand cities. 
D) beginning of heavy immigration from Latin America and Asia, and thus to the incorporation of many foreign players into the game. 
A) industrialization and urbanization of the United States. 
B) rise of other professional sports. 
C) rise of urban political economy as a way to understand cities. 
D) beginning of heavy immigration from Latin America and Asia, and thus to the incorporation of many foreign players into the game.

Question 20

Baseball originated in the city, not in the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper coverage increasingly linked the achievements of a city's baseball team to the…

In treating "baseball as urban drama," Hutter integrates two types of historical analysis: social history with an emphasis on and cultural history with an emphasis on .

In the late nineteenth century, boosterism and intercity baseball rivalries were connected in that they served to…

Hutter draws on two orienting perspectives for understanding the role of shopping for cities.Explain these perspectives and draw on material from his chapter, as well as any other sources, to illustrate how the two perspectives help us to understand shopping as community activity.

Hutter notes that baseball's success as a symbolic community representation was hindered by…

Sportswriters helped to enhance the image of baseball by deemphasizing…

Professional baseball has always emphasized a largely mythical "baseball creed" in its effort to define itself as the "national pastime." The baseball creed does NOT include the myth…

Regardless of the ethnic/racial composition of professional basketball teams, that composition essentially reflects the _________.

One of the three components of the baseball creed was the myth that baseball…

Just as urban renewal destroyed housing in "slum" communities, it also destroyed the stores in those communities.

Neighborhood stores would be among the variety of public places that, according to Oldenburg, host the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily anticipated gatherings of people outside of home and work.He called these public places…

Baseball's myth of social integration suggested that baseball, and other sports and recreational activities, develop…

Zukin argues that a major factor contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in recent decades is…

In what way is basketball the "new city game"?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four positive trends contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in the last 15 years?

Paul Stoller studied West African street vendors in New York City.Explain the title of his book Money Has No Smell.

Although many people think of malls as part of the , from a legal standpoint they are

In addition to destroying housing in so-called slum areas, urban renewal also destroyed…

The rise of professional baseball coincided with the…

Baseball originated in the city, not in the country.

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Urban Communities and Social Policies

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

American and Global Suburbanization Patterns

Social Capital and the Resilience of Cities

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Exam 13: The Consumer City: Shopping and Sports

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper coverage increasingly linked the achievements of a city's baseball team to the…

In treating "baseball as urban drama," Hutter integrates two types of historical analysis: social history with an emphasis on ________ and cultural history with an emphasis on ________.

In the late nineteenth century, boosterism and intercity baseball rivalries were connected in that they served to…

Hutter draws on two orienting perspectives for understanding the role of shopping for cities.Explain these perspectives and draw on material from his chapter, as well as any other sources, to illustrate how the two perspectives help us to understand shopping as community activity.

Hutter notes that baseball's success as a symbolic community representation was hindered by…

Sportswriters helped to enhance the image of baseball by deemphasizing…

Professional baseball has always emphasized a largely mythical "baseball creed" in its effort to define itself as the "national pastime." The baseball creed does NOT include the myth…

Regardless of the ethnic/racial composition of professional basketball teams, that composition essentially reflects the _________.

One of the three components of the baseball creed was the myth that baseball…

Just as urban renewal destroyed housing in "slum" communities, it also destroyed the stores in those communities.

Neighborhood stores would be among the variety of public places that, according to Oldenburg, host the regular, voluntary, informal, and happily anticipated gatherings of people outside of home and work.He called these public places…

Baseball's myth of social integration suggested that baseball, and other sports and recreational activities, develop…

Zukin argues that a major factor contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in recent decades is…

In what way is basketball the "new city game"?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four positive trends contributing to the revitalization of inner cities in the last 15 years?

Paul Stoller studied West African street vendors in New York City.Explain the title of his book Money Has No Smell.

Although many people think of malls as part of the ________, from a legal standpoint they are ________

In addition to destroying housing in so-called slum areas, urban renewal also destroyed…

The rise of professional baseball coincided with the…

Baseball originated in the city, not in the country.

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Urban Communities and Social Policies

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

American and Global Suburbanization Patterns

Social Capital and the Resilience of Cities

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In treating "baseball as urban drama," Hutter integrates two types of historical analysis: social history with an emphasis on and cultural history with an emphasis on .

Although many people think of malls as part of the , from a legal standpoint they are