Question 1

Which of the following was NOT listed in the text as a way that the NFL has packaged and promoted violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linking the game of football to war 
B)  Making aggression into an art-form through their various media outlets 
C)  Portraying players as gladiators 
D)  Encouraging players to tackle at shoulder height and above 
A)  Linking the game of football to war 
B)  Making aggression into an art-form through their various media outlets 
C)  Portraying players as gladiators 
D)  Encouraging players to tackle at shoulder height and above

Question 2

You are watching a friend's daughter play soccer and see a player on her team viciously head-butt a player on the opposing team. This is an example, according to Michael Smith's categories of sports violence, of:

Accepted Answer

A)  brutal body contact 
B)  criminal violence 
C)  borderline violence 
D)  quasi-criminal violence 
A)  brutal body contact 
B)  criminal violence 
C)  borderline violence 
D)  quasi-criminal violence

Question 3

According to a study by Crosset, Benedict and McDonald, which of the following is true of male athlete violence in NCAA Division 1 sports programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Between 2005 and 2010, only six student-athletes were convicted of sexual assault 
B)  From 1991 to 1993, male athletes represented 3.3% of all students' athletes, but committed 19% of all reported sexual assaults 
C)  From 1984 to 2003, hazing and other initiation rituals were banned by the NCAA 
D)  The first case of a male athletes coming forward as a victims of sexual assault was not until 2013 
A)  Between 2005 and 2010, only six student-athletes were convicted of sexual assault 
B)  From 1991 to 1993, male athletes represented 3.3% of all students' athletes, but committed 19% of all reported sexual assaults 
C)  From 1984 to 2003, hazing and other initiation rituals were banned by the NCAA 
D)  The first case of a male athletes coming forward as a victims of sexual assault was not until 2013

Question 4

While some recent studies have shown that the ideology of men being expected to play through pain and injury has softened in recent years, what do we also know to be true, according to research?

Accepted Answer

A)  This ideology is not at all shared by women 
B)  Diagnoses of head injuries have also gone down in recent years 
C)  Showing a disregard for one's well-being continues to be a way of 'performing' masculinity 
D)  Levels of off-field violence among men have also declined 
A)  This ideology is not at all shared by women 
B)  Diagnoses of head injuries have also gone down in recent years 
C)  Showing a disregard for one's well-being continues to be a way of 'performing' masculinity 
D)  Levels of off-field violence among men have also declined

Question 5

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, according to Kimmel (1996), the over-presence of _____ was seen as a significant problem in the lives of boys.

Accepted Answer

A)  Older men 
B)  Religious leaders 
C)  Women 
D)  Peers 
A)  Older men 
B)  Religious leaders 
C)  Women 
D)  Peers

Question 6

Which of the following is defined as a healthy venting of aggression that reduces the risk of further, more dangerous manifestations of violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggression 
B)  Frustration 
C)  Catharsis 
D)  Pankration 
A)  Aggression 
B)  Frustration 
C)  Catharsis 
D)  Pankration

Question 7

According to the definition in the text provided by Young (2012), if a visiting fan shouts racist abuse at an opposing team's player, this kind of act would be referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hooliganism 
B)  Sports crowd violence 
C)  Fan violence 
D)  Undocumented racist abuse 
A)  Hooliganism 
B)  Sports crowd violence 
C)  Fan violence 
D)  Undocumented racist abuse

Question 8

Violence has been part of the attraction of sport since:

Accepted Answer

A)  the invention of sticks, bats, etc., used as equipment in different sports 
B)  children and youth began playing certain contact sports like hockey and football in North America 
C)  the first organized athletic spectacles in the ancient world 
D)  women and members of visible minority groups were allowed entry into certain sports 
A)  the invention of sticks, bats, etc., used as equipment in different sports 
B)  children and youth began playing certain contact sports like hockey and football in North America 
C)  the first organized athletic spectacles in the ancient world 
D)  women and members of visible minority groups were allowed entry into certain sports

Question 9

Mike Webster is best known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The NHL general manager who denied the effects of CTE on hockey players 
B)  The doctor who first discovered CTE in professional football players 
C)  The NFL Commissioner who denied the effects of CTE on football players for many years 
D)  The first NFL players diagnosed with CTE 
A)  The NHL general manager who denied the effects of CTE on hockey players 
B)  The doctor who first discovered CTE in professional football players 
C)  The NFL Commissioner who denied the effects of CTE on football players for many years 
D)  The first NFL players diagnosed with CTE

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key critique of the frustration-aggression theory of violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence can be attributed to structural and cultural factors rather than merely biological factors 
B)  Catharsis does not necessarily lead to the harmless expression of violence 
C)  Frustration is only one of many potential contributors to aggression 
D)  Neither frustration nor aggression is possible to accurately measure using scientific methodology 
A)  Violence can be attributed to structural and cultural factors rather than merely biological factors 
B)  Catharsis does not necessarily lead to the harmless expression of violence 
C)  Frustration is only one of many potential contributors to aggression 
D)  Neither frustration nor aggression is possible to accurately measure using scientific methodology

Which of the following was NOT listed in the text as a way that the NFL has packaged and promoted violence?

You are watching a friend's daughter play soccer and see a player on her team viciously head-butt a player on the opposing team. This is an example, according to Michael Smith's categories of sports violence, of:

According to a study by Crosset, Benedict and McDonald, which of the following is true of male athlete violence in NCAA Division 1 sports programs?

While some recent studies have shown that the ideology of men being expected to play through pain and injury has softened in recent years, what do we also know to be true, according to research?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, according to Kimmel (1996), the over-presence of _____ was seen as a significant problem in the lives of boys.

Which of the following is defined as a healthy venting of aggression that reduces the risk of further, more dangerous manifestations of violence?

According to the definition in the text provided by Young (2012), if a visiting fan shouts racist abuse at an opposing team's player, this kind of act would be referred to as:

Violence has been part of the attraction of sport since:

Mike Webster is best known as:

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key critique of the frustration-aggression theory of violence?

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Exam 9: Violence and Sport

Which of the following was NOT listed in the text as a way that the NFL has packaged and promoted violence?

You are watching a friend's daughter play soccer and see a player on her team viciously head-butt a player on the opposing team. This is an example, according to Michael Smith's categories of sports violence, of:

According to a study by Crosset, Benedict and McDonald, which of the following is true of male athlete violence in NCAA Division 1 sports programs?

While some recent studies have shown that the ideology of men being expected to play through pain and injury has softened in recent years, what do we also know to be true, according to research?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, according to Kimmel (1996), the over-presence of _____ was seen as a significant problem in the lives of boys.

Which of the following is defined as a healthy venting of aggression that reduces the risk of further, more dangerous manifestations of violence?

According to the definition in the text provided by Young (2012), if a visiting fan shouts racist abuse at an opposing team's player, this kind of act would be referred to as:

Violence has been part of the attraction of sport since:

Mike Webster is best known as:

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key critique of the frustration-aggression theory of violence?

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

Sport and Health

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sport, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization, Sport, and International Development

Sport and the Environment

Sport and the Future

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