Question 1

Which of the following do we know to be true regarding sex testing in sport?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both male and female athletes are sex tested in major sports events 
B)  Chromosome tests are reliable measures of sex 
C)  Science supports that view that natural testosterone provides an athletic advantage 
D)  There is no exact standard by which one can determine exactly who is and who is not woman 
A)  Both male and female athletes are sex tested in major sports events 
B)  Chromosome tests are reliable measures of sex 
C)  Science supports that view that natural testosterone provides an athletic advantage 
D)  There is no exact standard by which one can determine exactly who is and who is not woman

Question 2

Sport, law, education, popular music, media, and other social institutions tend to value heterosexuality more than other forms of sexual expression or identity. This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homophobia 
B)  Heteronormativity 
C)  biological determinism 
D)  social constructionism 
A)  Homophobia 
B)  Heteronormativity 
C)  biological determinism 
D)  social constructionism

Question 3

In 2015, the IOC updated the Stockholm Consensus to allow the participation of transgender athletes if they meet specific criteria. To be allowed to compete, trans athletes must:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery 
B)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery ad has taken hormone therapy for at least 2 years 
C)  Have taken hormone therapy for at least 1 year and can show that their testosterone levels have remained below a certain point for at least 1 year prior to competition 
D)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery and can show that their testosterone levels have remained below a certain point for at least 1 year prior to competition 
A)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery 
B)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery ad has taken hormone therapy for at least 2 years 
C)  Have taken hormone therapy for at least 1 year and can show that their testosterone levels have remained below a certain point for at least 1 year prior to competition 
D)  Have undergone gender-reassignment surgery and can show that their testosterone levels have remained below a certain point for at least 1 year prior to competition

Question 4

Gender is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  dividing humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities 
B)  the feeling that a person has about being trapped in a body that is the wrong sex 
C)  what results behaviourally and naturally from being born a certain sex 
D)  the cultural expectations about behaviour, attitudes and appearance that are imposed on people 
A)  dividing humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities 
B)  the feeling that a person has about being trapped in a body that is the wrong sex 
C)  what results behaviourally and naturally from being born a certain sex 
D)  the cultural expectations about behaviour, attitudes and appearance that are imposed on people

Question 5

According to Statistics Canada's General Social Survey from 2010:

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women aged 15 or over participated in near equal numbers 
B)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than twice the rate of women aged 15 or over 
C)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than three times the rate of women aged 15 or over 
D)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than four times the rate of women aged 15 or over 
A)  Men and women aged 15 or over participated in near equal numbers 
B)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than twice the rate of women aged 15 or over 
C)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than three times the rate of women aged 15 or over 
D)  Men aged 15 or over participated regularly at more than four times the rate of women aged 15 or over

Question 6

The argument that men produce more testosterone than women and therefore men play more contact sports is referred to by sociologists as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social constructionism 
B)  biological determinism 
C)  structural-functionalism 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  social constructionism 
B)  biological determinism 
C)  structural-functionalism 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 7

The study by Cooky, Messner and Hextrum (2013) of ESPN SportsCenter and local LA sports coverage reveals that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Coverage of women's sport has increased slightly over the last 20 years 
B)  Coverage of women's sport has decreased slightly over the last 20 years 
C)  Coverage of women's sport has stayed almost the same over the last 20 years 
D)  Coverage of women's sport has increased considerably over the last 20 years 
A)  Coverage of women's sport has increased slightly over the last 20 years 
B)  Coverage of women's sport has decreased slightly over the last 20 years 
C)  Coverage of women's sport has stayed almost the same over the last 20 years 
D)  Coverage of women's sport has increased considerably over the last 20 years

Question 8

Margaret Carlisle Duncan argued that the treatment of women athletes in the media is both:

Accepted Answer

A)  derogatory and respectful 
B)  ambivalent and derogatory 
C)  seldom present and fleeting 
D)  decisive and respectful 
A)  derogatory and respectful 
B)  ambivalent and derogatory 
C)  seldom present and fleeting 
D)  decisive and respectful

Question 9

Intersectionality refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A term that refers to people whose gender identity lines up with the sex assigned to them at birth 
B)  A social, political and cultural movement that has as a primary goal the resolution of inequalities related to sex and gender and the elimination of oppression and discrimination experienced by women and girls 
C)  The social and cultural privileging of heterosexuality over other forms of sexual identity or expression 
D)  A theoretical approach that tries to understand how different categories of identity and different structures of power, such as ableism, racism, sexism and class, are intertwined 
A)  A term that refers to people whose gender identity lines up with the sex assigned to them at birth 
B)  A social, political and cultural movement that has as a primary goal the resolution of inequalities related to sex and gender and the elimination of oppression and discrimination experienced by women and girls 
C)  The social and cultural privileging of heterosexuality over other forms of sexual identity or expression 
D)  A theoretical approach that tries to understand how different categories of identity and different structures of power, such as ableism, racism, sexism and class, are intertwined

Question 10

Which of the following is best described as a product of a heteronormative culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homophobia 
B)  biological determinism 
C)  hetero-distinction 
D)  constructionism 
A)  Homophobia 
B)  biological determinism 
C)  hetero-distinction 
D)  constructionism

Which of the following do we know to be true regarding sex testing in sport?

Sport, law, education, popular music, media, and other social institutions tend to value heterosexuality more than other forms of sexual expression or identity. This is referred to as:

In 2015, the IOC updated the Stockholm Consensus to allow the participation of transgender athletes if they meet specific criteria. To be allowed to compete, trans athletes must:

Gender is best defined as:

According to Statistics Canada's General Social Survey from 2010:

The argument that men produce more testosterone than women and therefore men play more contact sports is referred to by sociologists as:

The study by Cooky, Messner and Hextrum (2013) of ESPN SportsCenter and local LA sports coverage reveals that:

Margaret Carlisle Duncan argued that the treatment of women athletes in the media is both:

Intersectionality refers to:

Which of the following is best described as a product of a heteronormative culture?

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

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 Environment

Sport and the Future

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Exam 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Which of the following do we know to be true regarding sex testing in sport?

Sport, law, education, popular music, media, and other social institutions tend to value heterosexuality more than other forms of sexual expression or identity. This is referred to as:

In 2015, the IOC updated the Stockholm Consensus to allow the participation of transgender athletes if they meet specific criteria. To be allowed to compete, trans athletes must:

Gender is best defined as:

According to Statistics Canada's General Social Survey from 2010:

The argument that men produce more testosterone than women and therefore men play more contact sports is referred to by sociologists as:

The study by Cooky, Messner and Hextrum (2013) of ESPN SportsCenter and local LA sports coverage reveals that:

Margaret Carlisle Duncan argued that the treatment of women athletes in the media is both:

Intersectionality refers to:

Which of the following is best described as a product of a heteronormative culture?

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

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 Environment

Sport and the Future

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