Deck 2: Sociological Theories of Sport

Question 1

Human action involving the most calculated means toward to achieving a particular end is referred to by Weber as:

A)the Protestant Ethic
B)the spirit of capitalism
C)the mode of production
D)goal-rational action

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_____ is/are really stories that are based on exaggerated or fictionalized accounts of an event and facts.

A)Truth
B)Fables
C)Myths
D)Common sense

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Who argued that we are not just to study and interpret the world but to work at changing it as well?

A)Durkheim
B)Weber
C)Mead
D)Marx

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Sociology emerged to consider two main questions - the issue of social problems and:

A)issues related to capitalism
B)issues related to myths
C)issues related to feudalism
D)issues related to community,authority,and traditions

Question 5

Which of the following would be the BEST place to look for an example of goal-rational ?action in sport?

A)children's spontaneous play
B)high-performance athletes
C)mall walkers
D)a person's daily swimming routine

Question 6

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was written by:

A)Karl Marx
B)Emile Durkheim
C)Max Weber
D)George Herbert Mead

Question 7

As there has been an increased level of support for the federal high-performance sport system over time,participation rates and activity levels of Canadian youth have:

A)increased
B)decreased
C)stayed the same

Question 8

In general,theories:

A)seldom offer competing perspectives on any given topic
B)always complement one another as we conduct research on a given topic
C)provide indisputable truth about the nature of social and cultural life
D)offer both competing perspectives and potentially complement one another on a given topic

Question 9

What is the central tool that sociologists use to understand the human world around is?

A)research
B)theory
C)common Sense
D)intuition

Question 10

Darwin's theory of evolution had an important influence on:

A)functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)critical race studies

Question 11

All of the following are characteristics that form the foundation of Marx's analysis of society,except:

A)economic conditions form the base of social life
B)all elements of social systems are necessary and justifiable
C)basic economic conditions can form a more general theory of social life
D)conflict plays a critical role in social and cultural life and in the history of societies

Question 12

When we examine sport in ancient Greece and compare it to sport today,we find that:

A)sport in ancient Greece was very similar to sport today
B)sport in ancient Greece was less violent than sport today
C)sport today,with its handshake at the end of a competition,was adapted from the Greek tradition of handslapping
D)sport in ancient Greece was far more violent than sport today

Question 13

In referring to sporting events as serialized civic rituals,Alan Ingham is following the ideas and work of:

A)Durkheim
B)Marx
C)Weber
D)Mead

Question 14

On which of the following modes of production did Marx focus most of his attention?

A)capitalism
B)feudalism
C)communism
D)socialism

Question 15

All elements of a society contribute to the overall stability of the structure of that society.Who would most likely make this statement?

A)a conflict theorist
B)a functionalist
C)a critical studies theorist
D)a symbolic interactionist

Question 16

Who,of the following,would be most likely to argue that suicide is much more than a personal act of agency by an individual?

A)Marx
B)Weber
C)Mead
D)Durkheim

Question 17

Which sport do Kuper and Seymanski argue actually helps to curb suicide rates?

A)hockey
B)basketball
C)ultimate fighting
D)soccer

Question 18

As an approach to seeing the human social world,including sport,functionalism declined in influence in part because:

A)of its inherent liberalism
B)it recognized that economic conditions form the base of social life
C)Davis and Moore argued that class inequalities are inevitable and positive components of social systems
D)of the emphasis on the symbolic nature of human thought

Question 19

Which of the following pairs of events stand out as laying the foundation for sociology as a discipline?

A)the Industrial Revolution and the Reformation
B)the communist revolution in China and Russia and the Reformation
C)the democratic revolutions in France and the U.S.and the Industrial Revolution
D)the Reformation and the emergence of capitalism

Question 20

Good theory:

A)withstands the test of time
B)can be neither proven nor disproven
C)is virtually identical to common sense
D)is nothing more than ideas many people hold to be true

Question 21

Which theory,would you argue,is most likely to explore the ways in which sporting experiences are affected by sex,gender,and sexuality?

A)cultural studies
B)functionalism
C)symbolic interactionism
D)feminist studies

Question 22

At the core of Mead's theory is the manner in which humans develop:

A)agency
B)social structures
C)a sense of self
D)functional social institutions

Question 23

Ideas about what Canada is and what constitutes a true Canadian are imbued with assumptions about race.Who,of the following,would be most likely to make this statement?

A)a functionalist
B)a critical race theorist
C)a feminist theorist
D)a symbolic interactionist

Question 24

Critical social theories are a combination,reflection,and development of two of the sociological theories discussed at length in the text.These two theories would be:

A)symbolic interactionism and functionalism
B)functionalism and conflict theory
C)conflict theory and critical race studies
D)symbolic interactionism and conflict theory

Question 25

According to Mead,that part of the self that is internal and subjectively experienced is the:
a)Me
b)I
c)Id
d)Ego

Question 26

Through symbolic interactionism,two major themes have emerged in the sociological study of sport.These are:

A)socialization and sport subcultures
B)international sport culture and sport agency
C)sport history and sport community
D)sport subcultures and sport agency

Question 27

Which of the following is the most reasonable criticism of the conflict theorist's approach to the study of sport?

A)It fails to account for individual influence on the social world around them.
B)There is too much emphasis on agency.
C)The symbolic nature of human thought is not as influential as is claimed.
D)Structural processes are not given enough attention.

Question 28

If Foucault were discussing how coaches tell their athletes how to be the best in their sport in the technical,physical,and social sense,he would be discussing:

A)authority
B)team work
C)power
D)subculture

Question 29

Antonio Gramsci inspired the development of:

A)conflict theory
B)critical race studies
C)feminist studies
D)cultural studies

Question 30

When one thinks about Foucault's conception of power,it is best to think about:

A)what power is not
B)power as authority
C)authority as power
D)what power can be in the future