Question 1

If you were to design a golf course aligned with a radical pro-environment perspective, which of the following would you MOST concern yourself with?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of golf carts 
B)  Golfers consuming alcohol while playing 
C)  Course irrigation 
D)  Pesticide use 
A)  The use of golf carts 
B)  Golfers consuming alcohol while playing 
C)  Course irrigation 
D)  Pesticide use

Question 2

As explained in the text, the key difference between strong and weak ecological modernization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The extent of government and non-industry monitoring in the work of economic modernization 
B)  The budget for carrying out the work of ecological modernization 
C)  The public support for carrying out the work of ecological modernization 
D)  The number of partnerships and collaborations in place to undertake the work of ecological modernization 
A)  The extent of government and non-industry monitoring in the work of economic modernization 
B)  The budget for carrying out the work of ecological modernization 
C)  The public support for carrying out the work of ecological modernization 
D)  The number of partnerships and collaborations in place to undertake the work of ecological modernization

Question 3

In 2014, the NHL positioned itself as a market leader in environmental sustainability through its Sustainability Report. We can critique the report in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides a limited economic budget for dealing with sustainability issues 
B)  It assumed that their idea to offset carbon emissions perfectly compensates for the carbon emissions the NHL generates 
C)  Bigger questions about having fewer games, fewer teams or moving arenas away from warmer climates, where it takes more energy to regulate their temperatures, are overlooked 
D)  The solutions presented are arguably peripheral to more important potential solutions 
A)  It provides a limited economic budget for dealing with sustainability issues 
B)  It assumed that their idea to offset carbon emissions perfectly compensates for the carbon emissions the NHL generates 
C)  Bigger questions about having fewer games, fewer teams or moving arenas away from warmer climates, where it takes more energy to regulate their temperatures, are overlooked 
D)  The solutions presented are arguably peripheral to more important potential solutions

Question 4

If I am concerned about the ways that environment-related activities in my own city of Edmonton might have a negative impact on those living in other parts of Canada, this would be related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intergenerational inequity 
B)  Transfrontier inequity 
C)  Intra-generational inequity 
D)  Interspecies inequity 
A)  Intergenerational inequity 
B)  Transfrontier inequity 
C)  Intra-generational inequity 
D)  Interspecies inequity

Question 5

The acronym SME is used in the text to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sport-minded environmentalists 
B)  Socially-minded environmentalists 
C)  Sport marketing experts 
D)  Sport management environmentalists 
A)  Sport-minded environmentalists 
B)  Socially-minded environmentalists 
C)  Sport marketing experts 
D)  Sport management environmentalists

Question 6

The ways that future generations my be negatively impacted by the environment-related activities of current generations, and recognizing that future generations have no 'say' about the decisions that may impact them, is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intergenerational inequity 
B)  Transfrontier inequity 
C)  Intra-generational inequity 
D)  Interspecies inequity 
A)  Intergenerational inequity 
B)  Transfrontier inequity 
C)  Intra-generational inequity 
D)  Interspecies inequity

Question 7

A key issue with Agenda 2020, the IOC's recently introduced strategic roadmap that includes stated commitments to environmental sustainability is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no extra budget allocated to fulfil any of the recommendations 
B)  None of the recommendations is tied to tangible or meaningful penalties for the IOC or local organizing committees 
C)  Local organizing committees have often been very resistant to practices related to environmental sustainability 
D)  Corporate partners do not share the same values and ideals of environmental sustainability, which renders the strategic roadmap redundant and toothless 
A)  There is no extra budget allocated to fulfil any of the recommendations 
B)  None of the recommendations is tied to tangible or meaningful penalties for the IOC or local organizing committees 
C)  Local organizing committees have often been very resistant to practices related to environmental sustainability 
D)  Corporate partners do not share the same values and ideals of environmental sustainability, which renders the strategic roadmap redundant and toothless

Question 8

O'Bonsawin's (2014) research on the Eagleridge Bluff Protests before the 2010 Vancouver Games found all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Olympic movement fails to adequately acknowledge the legal and human rights of Indigenous populations 
B)  The Olympic Games continue to cause significant environmental harm 
C)  The IOC's sustainability priorities serve as a smokescreen to justify their 'business as usual' approach 
D)  The protests were successful in ensuring that proposed alterations to the landscape were only temporary 
A)  The Olympic movement fails to adequately acknowledge the legal and human rights of Indigenous populations 
B)  The Olympic Games continue to cause significant environmental harm 
C)  The IOC's sustainability priorities serve as a smokescreen to justify their 'business as usual' approach 
D)  The protests were successful in ensuring that proposed alterations to the landscape were only temporary

Question 9

Sport that meets the needs of today's sporting communities while contributing to the improvement of future sport opportunities for all and the improvement of the integrity of the natural and social environment on which it depends, is understood by what term:

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic 
B)  Sustainable 
C)  Ethical 
D)  Responsible 
A)  Democratic 
B)  Sustainable 
C)  Ethical 
D)  Responsible

Question 10

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Ecological Modernization (EM)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Governments tend to support EM because it allows them to address environmental concerns without affecting the engine of economic growth 
B)  It is underpinned by the taken-for-granted belief that there is no need to slow down industry if we can make it more efficient 
C)  Despite its increasing prevalence, EM remains a subordinate (i.e. not the dominant) approach to addressing environmental issues in sport 
D)  Numerous groups benefit financially from the ideology underpinning EM 
A)  Governments tend to support EM because it allows them to address environmental concerns without affecting the engine of economic growth 
B)  It is underpinned by the taken-for-granted belief that there is no need to slow down industry if we can make it more efficient 
C)  Despite its increasing prevalence, EM remains a subordinate (i.e. not the dominant) approach to addressing environmental issues in sport 
D)  Numerous groups benefit financially from the ideology underpinning EM

If you were to design a golf course aligned with a radical pro-environment perspective, which of the following would you MOST concern yourself with?

As explained in the text, the key difference between strong and weak ecological modernization is:

In 2014, the NHL positioned itself as a market leader in environmental sustainability through its Sustainability Report. We can critique the report in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

If I am concerned about the ways that environment-related activities in my own city of Edmonton might have a negative impact on those living in other parts of Canada, this would be related to:

The acronym SME is used in the text to refer to:

The ways that future generations my be negatively impacted by the environment-related activities of current generations, and recognizing that future generations have no 'say' about the decisions that may impact them, is termed:

A key issue with Agenda 2020, the IOC's recently introduced strategic roadmap that includes stated commitments to environmental sustainability is that:

O'Bonsawin's (2014) research on the Eagleridge Bluff Protests before the 2010 Vancouver Games found all of the following EXCEPT:

Sport that meets the needs of today's sporting communities while contributing to the improvement of future sport opportunities for all and the improvement of the integrity of the natural and social environment on which it depends, is understood by what term:

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Ecological Modernization (EM)?

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

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Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Youth Sport and Physical Culture

Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture

Violence and Sport

Sport and Health

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sport, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization, Sport, and International Development

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Exam 15: Sport and the Environment

If you were to design a golf course aligned with a radical pro-environment perspective, which of the following would you MOST concern yourself with?

As explained in the text, the key difference between strong and weak ecological modernization is:

In 2014, the NHL positioned itself as a market leader in environmental sustainability through its Sustainability Report. We can critique the report in all of the following ways, EXCEPT:

If I am concerned about the ways that environment-related activities in my own city of Edmonton might have a negative impact on those living in other parts of Canada, this would be related to:

The acronym SME is used in the text to refer to:

The ways that future generations my be negatively impacted by the environment-related activities of current generations, and recognizing that future generations have no 'say' about the decisions that may impact them, is termed:

A key issue with Agenda 2020, the IOC's recently introduced strategic roadmap that includes stated commitments to environmental sustainability is that:

O'Bonsawin's (2014) research on the Eagleridge Bluff Protests before the 2010 Vancouver Games found all of the following EXCEPT:

Sport that meets the needs of today's sporting communities while contributing to the improvement of future sport opportunities for all and the improvement of the integrity of the natural and social environment on which it depends, is understood by what term:

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Ecological Modernization (EM)?

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory

Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Youth Sport and Physical Culture

Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture

Violence and Sport

Sport and Health

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sport, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization, Sport, and International Development

Sport and the Future

Filters