Question 1

Examining historical data of changes in the percentage share of total income in Canada of the richest 1% reveals that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The richest 1% are now approaching an income share similar to 1929 when the Wall Street Crash occurred 
B)  The richest 1% saw a notable increase in their share of total income between 1940 and 1980 
C)  The share of total income of the richest 1% in Canada now stands at approximately 35% 
D)  The share of total income of the richest 1% has steadily declined since the 1980s 
A)  The richest 1% are now approaching an income share similar to 1929 when the Wall Street Crash occurred 
B)  The richest 1% saw a notable increase in their share of total income between 1940 and 1980 
C)  The share of total income of the richest 1% in Canada now stands at approximately 35% 
D)  The share of total income of the richest 1% has steadily declined since the 1980s

Question 2

According to a recent Ipsos poll, on average, Canadian families spend approximately how much per year and per child on extracurricular, community and sport activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  $4,100 
B)  $3,320 
C)  $2,000 
D)  $1,100 
A)  $4,100 
B)  $3,320 
C)  $2,000 
D)  $1,100

Question 3

Statistics Canada showed in 2015 that the richest 1% of Canadians had an average annual income in the region of:

Accepted Answer

A)  $250,000 
B)  $500,000 
C)  $750,000 
D)  $1,000,000 
A)  $250,000 
B)  $500,000 
C)  $750,000 
D)  $1,000,000

Question 4

Pierre Bourdieu identified four different types of 'capital', including all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic capital 
B)  Political capital 
C)  Cultural capital 
D)  Social capital 
A)  Economic capital 
B)  Political capital 
C)  Cultural capital 
D)  Social capital

Question 5

Hockey in Canada has become an increasingly class-based sport and it is the hockey system, consisting of leagues, that has added to this increased cost. This hockey system is, in Bourdieu's terms, the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Habitus 
B)  Field 
C)  Community 
D)  objective element 
A)  Habitus 
B)  Field 
C)  Community 
D)  objective element

Question 6

The most recent income data for Canadians (from 2017) shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  26% of Canadians live below the poverty line 
B)  Median total income for a household has declined between 2005 and 2015 
C)  17% of Canadians below the age of 19 live below the poverty line 
D)  Expenditures on sport for the average Canadian family have tripled in the last 10 years 
A)  26% of Canadians live below the poverty line 
B)  Median total income for a household has declined between 2005 and 2015 
C)  17% of Canadians below the age of 19 live below the poverty line 
D)  Expenditures on sport for the average Canadian family have tripled in the last 10 years

Question 7

Wilson's (2002) research showed that _____ is/are 'positive predictor(s) of sport involvement'.

Accepted Answer

A)  Age 
B)  race and ethnicity 
C)  gender 
D)  indicators of social class 
A)  Age 
B)  race and ethnicity 
C)  gender 
D)  indicators of social class

Question 8

Class consciousness involves a class recognizing and struggling for its own interests and is brought about by three necessary developments. Which of the following would NOT be one of those developments?

Accepted Answer

A)  The realization of a class's common circumstances 
B)  The formation of a political party representing class interests 
C)  The presence of an opposing class 
D)  Engaging in a struggle against an opposition class 
A)  The realization of a class's common circumstances 
B)  The formation of a political party representing class interests 
C)  The presence of an opposing class 
D)  Engaging in a struggle against an opposition class

Question 9

A good example of how we can understand Bourdieu's concept of social capital in a sporting context would be to consider:

Accepted Answer

A)  How our access to positions of power might be related to our personal relations and connections 
B)  How our access to sport is determined by the skill sets we develop as children 
C)  How our knowledge of a sporting culture can be transformed into actual resources, i.e. money, power or prestige 
D)  How the symbolic value of our qualifications or achievements have practical value when we others seek to determine our access 
A)  How our access to positions of power might be related to our personal relations and connections 
B)  How our access to sport is determined by the skill sets we develop as children 
C)  How our knowledge of a sporting culture can be transformed into actual resources, i.e. money, power or prestige 
D)  How the symbolic value of our qualifications or achievements have practical value when we others seek to determine our access

Question 10

Among the factors noted in the text as affecting economic inequality in Canada are:

Accepted Answer

A)  technology, the minimum wage, the decline of unions, and the increasing use of temporary workers 
B)  technology, tax loopholes for corporations, increasing part-time employment, and discrimination against women and visible minorities 
C)  the minimum wage, the decline of unions, discrimination against women, and the existence of a welfare system 
D)  employment insurance, the outsourcing of production, the increasing use of temporary workers, and tax loopholes for corporations 
A)  technology, the minimum wage, the decline of unions, and the increasing use of temporary workers 
B)  technology, tax loopholes for corporations, increasing part-time employment, and discrimination against women and visible minorities 
C)  the minimum wage, the decline of unions, discrimination against women, and the existence of a welfare system 
D)  employment insurance, the outsourcing of production, the increasing use of temporary workers, and tax loopholes for corporations

Examining historical data of changes in the percentage share of total income in Canada of the richest 1% reveals that:

According to a recent Ipsos poll, on average, Canadian families spend approximately how much per year and per child on extracurricular, community and sport activities?

Statistics Canada showed in 2015 that the richest 1% of Canadians had an average annual income in the region of:

Pierre Bourdieu identified four different types of 'capital', including all of the following EXCEPT:

Hockey in Canada has become an increasingly class-based sport and it is the hockey system, consisting of leagues, that has added to this increased cost. This hockey system is, in Bourdieu's terms, the:

The most recent income data for Canadians (from 2017) shows that:

Wilson's (2002) research showed that _____ is/are 'positive predictor(s) of sport involvement'.

Class consciousness involves a class recognizing and struggling for its own interests and is brought about by three necessary developments. Which of the following would NOT be one of those developments?

A good example of how we can understand Bourdieu's concept of social capital in a sporting context would be to consider:

Among the factors noted in the text as affecting economic inequality in Canada are:

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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Exam 4: Sport and Social Stratification

Examining historical data of changes in the percentage share of total income in Canada of the richest 1% reveals that:

According to a recent Ipsos poll, on average, Canadian families spend approximately how much per year and per child on extracurricular, community and sport activities?

Statistics Canada showed in 2015 that the richest 1% of Canadians had an average annual income in the region of:

Pierre Bourdieu identified four different types of 'capital', including all of the following EXCEPT:

Hockey in Canada has become an increasingly class-based sport and it is the hockey system, consisting of leagues, that has added to this increased cost. This hockey system is, in Bourdieu's terms, the:

The most recent income data for Canadians (from 2017) shows that:

Wilson's (2002) research showed that _____ is/are 'positive predictor(s) of sport involvement'.

Class consciousness involves a class recognizing and struggling for its own interests and is brought about by three necessary developments. Which of the following would NOT be one of those developments?

A good example of how we can understand Bourdieu's concept of social capital in a sporting context would be to consider:

Among the factors noted in the text as affecting economic inequality in Canada are:

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

Filters