Question 1

Studies of middle-age and older people who participate in Masters sports indicate that these people use sports to

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A) simultaneously resist and accept the ageing process. 
B) set records they could not set during their younger years. 
C) stay in shape so they can do their jobs more effectively. 
D) obtain discounts on their health insurance policies fill their time. 
A) simultaneously resist and accept the ageing process. 
B) set records they could not set during their younger years. 
C) stay in shape so they can do their jobs more effectively. 
D) obtain discounts on their health insurance policies fill their time.

Question 2

U.S.Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued a letter in 2013 informing school officials that they were expected to provide equal sport participation opportunities for students with a disability.The primary response he received was

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A) a threat from high school coaches to go on strike if they had to share school facilities. 
B) expressions of panic among officials who anticipated problems. 
C) support from NCAA officials who wanted more disability sports at the college level. 
D) political donations from companies that sell adapted sports equipment. 
A) a threat from high school coaches to go on strike if they had to share school facilities. 
B) expressions of panic among officials who anticipated problems. 
C) support from NCAA officials who wanted more disability sports at the college level. 
D) political donations from companies that sell adapted sports equipment.

Question 3

Special education teacher and physical educator Bob Szyman has been working to establish sports for students with a disability.One of his biggest challenges is that students with a disability were

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A) given so much homework that they seldom could attend practices. 
B) not supported by their parents and other family members. 
C) unwilling to share facilities with other teams at their schools. 
D) so accustomed to being excluded that they have no expectation to be included. 
A) given so much homework that they seldom could attend practices. 
B) not supported by their parents and other family members. 
C) unwilling to share facilities with other teams at their schools. 
D) so accustomed to being excluded that they have no expectation to be included.

Question 4

Older people tend to prefer sports in which they can focus on

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A) performance as an indicator of moral worth. 
B) maintaining physical abilities and staying active. 
C) using their age to intimidate other competitors. 
D) relaxation and an absence of challenges. 
A) performance as an indicator of moral worth. 
B) maintaining physical abilities and staying active. 
C) using their age to intimidate other competitors. 
D) relaxation and an absence of challenges.

Question 5

According to the Americans with Disability Act,all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

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A) it would threaten the safety of able-bodied participants. 
B) it leads to even minor changes in the procedures used by a league or team. 
C) the parents of other children object. 
D) it would cause some players to focus on helping children with disabilities. 
A) it would threaten the safety of able-bodied participants. 
B) it leads to even minor changes in the procedures used by a league or team. 
C) the parents of other children object. 
D) it would cause some players to focus on helping children with disabilities.

Question 6

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

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A) spend too much time creating enjoyable events and forgetting about excellence. 
B) often overlook what must be done if sports are to have the effects they claim. 
C) do too many evaluation studies and not enough medical education. 
D) assume that events will have negative legacies unless they obtain television coverage. 
A) spend too much time creating enjoyable events and forgetting about excellence. 
B) often overlook what must be done if sports are to have the effects they claim. 
C) do too many evaluation studies and not enough medical education. 
D) assume that events will have negative legacies unless they obtain television coverage.

Question 7

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

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A) a characteristic that evokes negative reactions when seen by normal people. 
B) social and physical environments that interfere with mobility and social involvement. 
C) a physical or intellectual impairment that makes a person inferior to others. 
D) any condition that interferes with normal participation as a citizen in society. 
A) a characteristic that evokes negative reactions when seen by normal people. 
B) social and physical environments that interfere with mobility and social involvement. 
C) a physical or intellectual impairment that makes a person inferior to others. 
D) any condition that interferes with normal participation as a citizen in society.

Question 8

Ludwig Guttmann,the father of sports for people with disabilities,was labelled as a radical in 1948 because he

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A) believed that athletes with disabilities could compete against Olympic athletes. 
B) forced people to confront bodies with disabilities in public. 
C) use war veterans with disabilities to argue against war. 
D) established a hospital that was called the "Empire of the Normal." 
A) believed that athletes with disabilities could compete against Olympic athletes. 
B) forced people to confront bodies with disabilities in public. 
C) use war veterans with disabilities to argue against war. 
D) established a hospital that was called the "Empire of the Normal."

Question 9

When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal,we could expect to see

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A) most attention given to athletes who appear to be "normal." 
B) many athletes who have been seriously disfigured by the violence of war. 
C) a disproportionate number of wheelchair sport events. 
D) a focus on sleek,efficient prosthetic running legs and the athletes who use them. 
A) most attention given to athletes who appear to be "normal." 
B) many athletes who have been seriously disfigured by the violence of war. 
C) a disproportionate number of wheelchair sport events. 
D) a focus on sleek,efficient prosthetic running legs and the athletes who use them.

Question 10

During most of the 20th century,older people were

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A) forced to stay physically active doing physical labor. 
B) told to take it easy and preserve their energy and strength. 
C) more active than young people under the age of 20. 
D) often given prescriptions for drugs to slow them down. 
A) forced to stay physically active doing physical labor. 
B) told to take it easy and preserve their energy and strength. 
C) more active than young people under the age of 20. 
D) often given prescriptions for drugs to slow them down.

Question 11

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

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A) ageism and ableism. 
B) corporate capitalism. 
C) Darwinism and behaviorism. 
D) individualism and the baby boom generation. 
A) ageism and ableism. 
B) corporate capitalism. 
C) Darwinism and behaviorism. 
D) individualism and the baby boom generation.

Question 12

Given the current ableist ideology in North America,most social worlds are organized in ways that lead older people and people with a disability to

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A) have easy access to forming social relationships with others. 
B) be treated as special and superior to others. 
C) be segregated from mainstream activities. 
D) seek opportunities to play sports. 
A) have easy access to forming social relationships with others. 
B) be treated as special and superior to others. 
C) be segregated from mainstream activities. 
D) seek opportunities to play sports.

Question 13

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics,each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

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A) the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly. 
B) the athlete's parents and a general practitioner. 
C) trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete. 
D) at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment. 
A) the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly. 
B) the athlete's parents and a general practitioner. 
C) trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete. 
D) at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment.

Question 14

At this time there are multiple barriers that inhibit regular sport participation among people with a disability.Which of the following is not one of those barriers?

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A) Overprotective family members and a lack of family resources. 
B) Few sport facilities that are fully accessible. 
C) An unwillingness of people with a disability to compete against each other. 
D) A scarcity of consistent resources needed to fund opportunities. 
A) Overprotective family members and a lack of family resources. 
B) Few sport facilities that are fully accessible. 
C) An unwillingness of people with a disability to compete against each other. 
D) A scarcity of consistent resources needed to fund opportunities.

Question 15

In the Empire if the Normal,sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

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A) women and minorities are fully represented in the events. 
B) able-bodied people learn to feel sorry for people with disabilities. 
C) people with disabilities become fully integrated into the larger community. 
D) the Paralympics signs a television rights contract with a major network. 
A) women and minorities are fully represented in the events. 
B) able-bodied people learn to feel sorry for people with disabilities. 
C) people with disabilities become fully integrated into the larger community. 
D) the Paralympics signs a television rights contract with a major network.

Question 16

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

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A) perfection is achieved only through hard work. 
B) anyone can do whatever they want to do if they work hard. 
C) achieving life goals often requires luck as well as intelligence. 
D) variations in ability are a normal part of human existence. 
A) perfection is achieved only through hard work. 
B) anyone can do whatever they want to do if they work hard. 
C) achieving life goals often requires luck as well as intelligence. 
D) variations in ability are a normal part of human existence.

Question 17

Which of the following would be out of place in the Empire of the Normal?

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A) High rates of loneliness among people with a disability. 
B) Sport leagues that mix ability levels and include people with a disability. 
C) Few people with a disability in public places. 
D) High school sport programs with no opportunities for students with a disability. 
A) High rates of loneliness among people with a disability. 
B) Sport leagues that mix ability levels and include people with a disability. 
C) Few people with a disability in public places. 
D) High school sport programs with no opportunities for students with a disability.

Question 18

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

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A) disguise disabilities and play mainstream sports. 
B) find a medical treatment that will fix their disability. 
C) play informal games with peers who can make adaptations. 
D) seek a sport in which physical abilities are not relevant to enjoyment. 
A) disguise disabilities and play mainstream sports. 
B) find a medical treatment that will fix their disability. 
C) play informal games with peers who can make adaptations. 
D) seek a sport in which physical abilities are not relevant to enjoyment.

Question 19

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

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A) a personal impairment that requires medical treatment to fix it. 
B) a social or environmental barrier to full participation in society. 
C) any physical inability that prevents a person from achieving personal goals. 
D) an individual attitude that prevents physical movement. 
A) a personal impairment that requires medical treatment to fix it. 
B) a social or environmental barrier to full participation in society. 
C) any physical inability that prevents a person from achieving personal goals. 
D) an individual attitude that prevents physical movement.

Question 20

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

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A) create dynamics that undermine inclusion. 
B) make the concept of ability too complicated. 
C) give special privileges to people with a disability. 
D) destroy the meaning of "able-bodied." 
A) create dynamics that undermine inclusion. 
B) make the concept of ability too complicated. 
C) give special privileges to people with a disability. 
D) destroy the meaning of "able-bodied."

Studies of middle-age and older people who participate in Masters sports indicate that these people use sports to

U.S.Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued a letter in 2013 informing school officials that they were expected to provide equal sport participation opportunities for students with a disability.The primary response he received was

Special education teacher and physical educator Bob Szyman has been working to establish sports for students with a disability.One of his biggest challenges is that students with a disability were

Older people tend to prefer sports in which they can focus on

According to the Americans with Disability Act,all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

Ludwig Guttmann,the father of sports for people with disabilities,was labelled as a radical in 1948 because he

When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal,we could expect to see

During most of the 20^th century,older people were

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

Given the current ableist ideology in North America,most social worlds are organized in ways that lead older people and people with a disability to

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics,each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

At this time there are multiple barriers that inhibit regular sport participation among people with a disability.Which of the following is not one of those barriers?

In the Empire if the Normal,sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

Which of the following would be out of place in the Empire of the Normal?

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

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Exam 10: Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

Studies of middle-age and older people who participate in Masters sports indicate that these people use sports to

U.S.Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued a letter in 2013 informing school officials that they were expected to provide equal sport participation opportunities for students with a disability.The primary response he received was

Special education teacher and physical educator Bob Szyman has been working to establish sports for students with a disability.One of his biggest challenges is that students with a disability were

Older people tend to prefer sports in which they can focus on

According to the Americans with Disability Act,all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

Ludwig Guttmann,the father of sports for people with disabilities,was labelled as a radical in 1948 because he

When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal,we could expect to see

During most of the 20th century,older people were

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

Given the current ableist ideology in North America,most social worlds are organized in ways that lead older people and people with a disability to

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics,each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

At this time there are multiple barriers that inhibit regular sport participation among people with a disability.Which of the following is not one of those barriers?

In the Empire if the Normal,sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

Which of the following would be out of place in the Empire of the Normal?

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

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During most of the 20^th century,older people were