Exam 2 Review

Chapter 4

In the 1960s several prominent physical educators moved away from science and gravitated toward studies of sport from postmodern perspectives b. turned away from education and used philosophical techniques to produce insights about sport c. focused heavily on idealistic and realistic studies of sport d. began making philosophical predictions about the nature of sport in the 21st century

b. turned away from education and used philosophical techniques to produce insights about sport

Which view reflects the belief that subjective experiences are of little value and that humans are complex machines? a. dualism b. holism c. separatism d. materialism

d. materialism

____________ is a key component of philosophy ____________ is a key component of philosophy. This process helps us to better understand what we have experienced in our daily lives. a. Debate b. Reflection c. Reasoning d. Testing

b. Reflection

Which of the following statements best describes the significance of motor skills? Motor skills represent the standards of excellence by which players evaluate their performance. Motor skills must be practiced for at least 15 hours a week for skills to improve. c. Motor skills are the least important factor in sports. d. Motor skills are not goal oriented.

a. Motor skills represent the standards of excellence by which players evaluate their performance.

In contrast to sport as beneficial duty, sport as delightful play considers sport participation to be justified by the utility of the sport b. sport as something that we must do because of what it does for us the value of sport to be its ability to improve health and teach civil values sport participation to be justified by its intrinsic value

d. sport participation to be justified by its intrinsic value

Two main physical educators who were early leaders in expanding the field of sport and distancing exercise philosophy from educational philosophy in the 1960s were a. Metheny and Slusher b. Metheny and Nagel c. Osterhoudt and Fraleigh d. Fraleigh and Lenk

a. Metheny and Slusher

Chapter 5

The 1920s were known as the a. Era of American Baseball b. Golden Age of Sports c. Rebirth of the Modern Olympics d. Aerobics Movement

b. Golden Age of Sports

From 1900 to 1950, scholarship was influenced by which of the following? American College of Sports Medicine, the Cooper Institute b. the YMCA, Oberlin College Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, the Cooper Institute d. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Harvard Fatigue Lab

d. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Harvard Fatigue Lab

The North American Society for Sport History began in the mid-1950s, and it founded a scholarly journal in the early 1960s. a. True b. False

b. False

Determining the authenticity of written historical evidence involves matters such as who actually authored the piece and the date it was produced. a. True b. False

a. True

Which statement is NOT true concerning physical activity participation trends in the United States? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that more than half of U.S. adults were not engaging in the recommended amount of vigorous aerobic activity in 2014. b. Vigorous physical leisure-time activity is more common among women and rural populations. Adults in higher-income families are more likely to engage in regular leisure-time physical activity. Studies in the 1980s indicated adults and children who said they engaged in daily physical activity had increased in the previous two decades.

b. Vigorous physical leisure-time activity is more common among women and rural populations.

Which of the following best describes the most significant change in physical activity in the latter part of the 20th century? a. the influence of professional sport on society b. the focus on health outcomes resulting from physical activity c. great changes in the ethical behaviors of amateur and professional athletes d. greater focus on geopolitical influences in international sporting practices

b. the focus on health outcomes resulting from physical activity

Chapter 6

The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, the major scholarly society for the subdiscipline in North America, was founded a. after Europeans founded a scholarly association in sport sociology b. before Europeans founded a scholarly association in sport sociology c. primarily to bring Mexican sport sociologists into contact with scholars in the United States and Canada d. with the organizing help of professional athletes who were critical of sport

a. after Europeans founded a scholarly association in sport sociology

If you ask for responses to a questionnaire that you mail to athletes on 10 varsity teams, you are probably engaged in which type of research? a. societal analysis b. ethnography c. interviewing d. survey research

d. survey research

Why do sociologists of physical activity not use laboratories? Laboratories cost more than most universities prefer to pay. b. They view all physical activity settings in the world as their laboratories. Subjects take too much time to get to know in laboratories. d. Laboratories take away from classroom lecture time.

b. They view all physical activity settings in the world as their laboratories.

Which of the following statements regarding race and ethnicity in sport and physical activity is NOT true? Ethnicity refers to cultural heritage, including such things as style of dress, dance, language, and religion. b. Race is socially defined based on categories that we select. c. Race is a fixed identity. d. In some cases, ethnicity overlaps with race.

c. Race is a fixed identity.

Individuals' opposition to the use of American Indians as mascots is based on the belief that this practice actually distorts and trivializes the culture rather than honors it. a. True b. False

a. True

Current understandings of power reflect the presence of systems of power rather than focusing on power as something that individuals either have or don't have. a. True b. False

a. True

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