Question 1

Pierre Bourdieu would NOT argue that our day-to-day choices in life:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are made independent of any conscious thought 
B)  Are structured according to our access to different types of capital 
C)  Are structured according to, and associated with, our habitus 
D)  Are structured according to what field we are working within 
A)  Are made independent of any conscious thought 
B)  Are structured according to our access to different types of capital 
C)  Are structured according to, and associated with, our habitus 
D)  Are structured according to what field we are working within A

Question 2

The Gini Index ranges from:

Accepted Answer

A)  0 to 1 
B)  1 to 14 
C)  0 to 100 
D)  low to high 
A)  0 to 1 
B)  1 to 14 
C)  0 to 100 
D)  low to high A

Question 3

Bourdieu refers to a system of dispositions representing a practical sense of how to conduct one's actions as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Field 
B)  Community 
C)  Structuration 
D)  Habitus 
A)  Field 
B)  Community 
C)  Structuration 
D)  Habitus D

Question 4

The group of people most affected by income inequality are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Women 
B)  Young unskilled workers with little education 
C)  Senior citizens 
D)  Manual labourers 
A)  Women 
B)  Young unskilled workers with little education 
C)  Senior citizens 
D)  Manual labourers

Question 5

Children's sport has arguably become more professionalized over the last few decades. What is meant by this argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  A push for child athletes to be paid to compete, to introduce prize-money allocations for tournaments, and for 'amateur' status in sports like golf to be removed altogether 
B)  A push for broadcasters to focus more on children's sports and to provide children with a share of profits made from television and advertising revenue 
C)  A push for better trained and specialized coaches, which has led to higher performance expectations, year-round season and sport becoming more 'work-like' 
D)  A push for physical education in schools to be replaced entirely with competitive, intra-mural sports and leagues 
A)  A push for child athletes to be paid to compete, to introduce prize-money allocations for tournaments, and for 'amateur' status in sports like golf to be removed altogether 
B)  A push for broadcasters to focus more on children's sports and to provide children with a share of profits made from television and advertising revenue 
C)  A push for better trained and specialized coaches, which has led to higher performance expectations, year-round season and sport becoming more 'work-like' 
D)  A push for physical education in schools to be replaced entirely with competitive, intra-mural sports and leagues

Question 6

Two fundamental equalities are needed for sport to be considered a genuine meritocracy. These are equality of _____ and equality of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunity; condition 
B)  race; gender 
C)  social class; opportunity 
D)  income; condition 
A)  opportunity; condition 
B)  race; gender 
C)  social class; opportunity 
D)  income; condition

Question 7

Statistics suggest that the percentage of Canadians 16 years and older actively involved in sport, between 1992 and 2004:

Accepted Answer

A)  Has stayed, more or less, the same 
B)  Has decreased from 76% to 54% 
C)  Has decreased from 45% to 31% 
D)  Has increased from 49% to 59% 
A)  Has stayed, more or less, the same 
B)  Has decreased from 76% to 54% 
C)  Has decreased from 45% to 31% 
D)  Has increased from 49% to 59%

Question 8

According to the text, among other things, "equality of condition" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that all of a sport's participants have access to facilities, coaches, and programming that is similar in quality 
B)  the idea that all sport participants are in similar physical condition as young children 
C)  equality of opportunity in general 
D)  equality of access to and control over valued sport resources 
A)  the idea that all of a sport's participants have access to facilities, coaches, and programming that is similar in quality 
B)  the idea that all sport participants are in similar physical condition as young children 
C)  equality of opportunity in general 
D)  equality of access to and control over valued sport resources

Question 9

What is the Gini Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  a measure of equality of condition in sport in Canada 
B)  a measure of equality of opportunity in sport in Canada 
C)  the accepted measure of sport participation in Canada 
D)  the standard measure of income inequality in Canada 
A)  a measure of equality of condition in sport in Canada 
B)  a measure of equality of opportunity in sport in Canada 
C)  the accepted measure of sport participation in Canada 
D)  the standard measure of income inequality in Canada

Question 10

Due to their various ownership interests in Canada, the Rogers family are able to influence all of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The quality of the team that the Blue Jays can field 
B)  Public perceptions of the Blue Jays and Maple Leafs 
C)  The selection of referees and officials for Blue Jays and Maple Leafs games 
D)  The shaping of consumer interest in their various sports products 
A)  The quality of the team that the Blue Jays can field 
B)  Public perceptions of the Blue Jays and Maple Leafs 
C)  The selection of referees and officials for Blue Jays and Maple Leafs games 
D)  The shaping of consumer interest in their various sports products

Question 11

Bourdieu's two key concepts integrating human agency and social structure are:

Accepted Answer

A)  community and habitus 
B)  field and status 
C)  habitus and field 
D)  field and community 
A)  community and habitus 
B)  field and status 
C)  habitus and field 
D)  field and community

Question 12

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key consequence of the increasing role of technology in affecting levels of income inequality in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers have benefitted from lower prices 
B)  The demand has been reduced for low-paid and unskilled Canadian workers, which has facilitated a decline in their wages 
C)  The proportion of work outsourced to other countries has declined 
D)  Many middle-income jobs have been eliminated as technology has reduced them to routine tasks not requiring a specialized skill set 
A)  Consumers have benefitted from lower prices 
B)  The demand has been reduced for low-paid and unskilled Canadian workers, which has facilitated a decline in their wages 
C)  The proportion of work outsourced to other countries has declined 
D)  Many middle-income jobs have been eliminated as technology has reduced them to routine tasks not requiring a specialized skill set

Question 13

According to Marx, the most significant structural factor determining, and individual's life chances is their relationship to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social relations of production 
B)  the people in their society with most of the political power 
C)  those who make decisions on a societal level 
D)  their family and friends 
A)  the social relations of production 
B)  the people in their society with most of the political power 
C)  those who make decisions on a societal level 
D)  their family and friends

Question 14

A good definition of the relevant German term Gemeinschaft would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  A proposition or set of propositions about the nature of the social world and people's active engagement in that world 
B)  Consent among the general populace through 'common sense' ideas or common assumptions, which benefit and maintain the power of dominant classes 
C)  Groups held together by an emotional solidarity 
D)  The function of different elements, institutions, and values and norms of a social system in terms of their ability to contribute to the stability of the structure of society 
A)  A proposition or set of propositions about the nature of the social world and people's active engagement in that world 
B)  Consent among the general populace through 'common sense' ideas or common assumptions, which benefit and maintain the power of dominant classes 
C)  Groups held together by an emotional solidarity 
D)  The function of different elements, institutions, and values and norms of a social system in terms of their ability to contribute to the stability of the structure of society

Question 15

Sport is often considered a meritocracy, because:

Accepted Answer

A)  An athletes' performances determine their relative ranking among the other competitors 
B)  The best players are most likely chosen as captains of sports teams 
C)  Coaches are always objective in their selection of players, based solely on merit 
D)  Rarely are the most talented unable to become professional athletes 
A)  An athletes' performances determine their relative ranking among the other competitors 
B)  The best players are most likely chosen as captains of sports teams 
C)  Coaches are always objective in their selection of players, based solely on merit 
D)  Rarely are the most talented unable to become professional athletes

Question 16

Rafael is explaining to his daughter that the sorting or competitive process in sport is partly about skills, but it also depends on resources. Using Bourdieu's terms, Rafael is discussing:

Accepted Answer

A)  allocative and distributive resources 
B)  community 
C)  economic, symbolic, and cultural capital 
D)  power, prestige, and party 
A)  allocative and distributive resources 
B)  community 
C)  economic, symbolic, and cultural capital 
D)  power, prestige, and party

Question 17

Max Weber wrote, in 1910, that the immutable shell of capitalism is more than 'certain objective political and economic preconditions'. What did he mean by this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Power cannot be held by more than one party or group at the same time 
B)  Capitalism also involves an overall 'spirit' that dominates an individual's subjective approach to the world 
C)  Alongside economic forms of power are also cultural social and symbolic forms of power 
D)  One's habitus determines their access to various forms of capital 
A)  Power cannot be held by more than one party or group at the same time 
B)  Capitalism also involves an overall 'spirit' that dominates an individual's subjective approach to the world 
C)  Alongside economic forms of power are also cultural social and symbolic forms of power 
D)  One's habitus determines their access to various forms of capital

Question 18

According to Statistics Canada, when age, gender, education, industry, and occupation are held constant, unionized workers:

Accepted Answer

A)  Earn 20-30% more than non-unionized workers 
B)  Earn the same as non-unionized workers 
C)  Earn less than 2% more than non-unionized workers 
D)  Earn 7-14% more than non-unionized workers 
A)  Earn 20-30% more than non-unionized workers 
B)  Earn the same as non-unionized workers 
C)  Earn less than 2% more than non-unionized workers 
D)  Earn 7-14% more than non-unionized workers

Question 19

Karl Marx understood society to be divided into three great social classes, comprising:

Accepted Answer

A)  Labourers, economists and landlords 
B)  Clergy, landlords and capitalists 
C)  Capitalists, landlords and labourers 
D)  Economists, clergy and Landlords 
A)  Labourers, economists and landlords 
B)  Clergy, landlords and capitalists 
C)  Capitalists, landlords and labourers 
D)  Economists, clergy and Landlords

Question 20

The Gini Index has revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marginal decreases in market income inequality occurred during the economic recessions in the early 1980s and early 1990s 
B)  The economic recessions of the early 1980s and early 1990s affected all Canadians equally, irrespective of their social class or income bracket 
C)  After the economic recessions of the 1980s and 1990s, income inequality returned to their previous levels 
D)  Sharp increases in market income inequality occurred during the economic recessions in the early 180s and early 1990s 
A)  Marginal decreases in market income inequality occurred during the economic recessions in the early 1980s and early 1990s 
B)  The economic recessions of the early 1980s and early 1990s affected all Canadians equally, irrespective of their social class or income bracket 
C)  After the economic recessions of the 1980s and 1990s, income inequality returned to their previous levels 
D)  Sharp increases in market income inequality occurred during the economic recessions in the early 180s and early 1990s

Pierre Bourdieu would NOT argue that our day-to-day choices in life:

The Gini Index ranges from:

Bourdieu refers to a system of dispositions representing a practical sense of how to conduct one's actions as:

The group of people most affected by income inequality are:

Children's sport has arguably become more professionalized over the last few decades. What is meant by this argument?

Two fundamental equalities are needed for sport to be considered a genuine meritocracy. These are equality of _ and equality of _.

Statistics suggest that the percentage of Canadians 16 years and older actively involved in sport, between 1992 and 2004:

According to the text, among other things, "equality of condition" refers to:

What is the Gini Index?

Due to their various ownership interests in Canada, the Rogers family are able to influence all of the following, EXCEPT:

Bourdieu's two key concepts integrating human agency and social structure are:

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key consequence of the increasing role of technology in affecting levels of income inequality in Canada?

According to Marx, the most significant structural factor determining, and individual's life chances is their relationship to:

A good definition of the relevant German term Gemeinschaft would be:

Sport is often considered a meritocracy, because:

Rafael is explaining to his daughter that the sorting or competitive process in sport is partly about skills, but it also depends on resources. Using Bourdieu's terms, Rafael is discussing:

Max Weber wrote, in 1910, that the immutable shell of capitalism is more than 'certain objective political and economic preconditions'. What did he mean by this?

According to Statistics Canada, when age, gender, education, industry, and occupation are held constant, unionized workers:

Karl Marx understood society to be divided into three great social classes, comprising:

The Gini Index has revealed that:

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Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture

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Exam 4: Sport and Social Stratification

Pierre Bourdieu would NOT argue that our day-to-day choices in life:

The Gini Index ranges from:

Bourdieu refers to a system of dispositions representing a practical sense of how to conduct one's actions as:

The group of people most affected by income inequality are:

Children's sport has arguably become more professionalized over the last few decades. What is meant by this argument?

Two fundamental equalities are needed for sport to be considered a genuine meritocracy. These are equality of _____ and equality of _____.

Statistics suggest that the percentage of Canadians 16 years and older actively involved in sport, between 1992 and 2004:

According to the text, among other things, "equality of condition" refers to:

What is the Gini Index?

Due to their various ownership interests in Canada, the Rogers family are able to influence all of the following, EXCEPT:

Bourdieu's two key concepts integrating human agency and social structure are:

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key consequence of the increasing role of technology in affecting levels of income inequality in Canada?

According to Marx, the most significant structural factor determining, and individual's life chances is their relationship to:

A good definition of the relevant German term Gemeinschaft would be:

Sport is often considered a meritocracy, because:

Rafael is explaining to his daughter that the sorting or competitive process in sport is partly about skills, but it also depends on resources. Using Bourdieu's terms, Rafael is discussing:

Max Weber wrote, in 1910, that the immutable shell of capitalism is more than 'certain objective political and economic preconditions'. What did he mean by this?

According to Statistics Canada, when age, gender, education, industry, and occupation are held constant, unionized workers:

Karl Marx understood society to be divided into three great social classes, comprising:

The Gini Index has revealed that:

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory

Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

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 Environment

Sport and the Future

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Two fundamental equalities are needed for sport to be considered a genuine meritocracy. These are equality of _ and equality of _.