Question 1

Women's involvement with sports as players:

Accepted Answer

A)  Now matches that of men 
B)  Receives as much media coverage as that of men 
C)  Means that they commonly earn as much as men from professional sports 
D)  Remains significantly marginalized 
A)  Now matches that of men 
B)  Receives as much media coverage as that of men 
C)  Means that they commonly earn as much as men from professional sports 
D)  Remains significantly marginalized D

Question 2

With reference to sports, a person's habitus, according to Bourdieu, influences:

Accepted Answer

A)  How naturally gifted they are at playing sports 
B)  Their disposition towards playing some sports rather than others 
C)  An antipathy to all sports 
D)  Their aggressiveness towards other players 
A)  How naturally gifted they are at playing sports 
B)  Their disposition towards playing some sports rather than others 
C)  An antipathy to all sports 
D)  Their aggressiveness towards other players B

Question 3

The marked over-representation of runners of West African ancestry in sprinting is explained sociologically by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism restricting their chances of success in other occupations 
B)  An inherent genetic advantage 
C)  The continuing successes of black sprinters, which encourages emulation 
D)  Both (a) and (c) 
A)  Racism restricting their chances of success in other occupations 
B)  An inherent genetic advantage 
C)  The continuing successes of black sprinters, which encourages emulation 
D)  Both (a) and (c) D

Question 4

The use of sports by lower class people to achieve upward social mobility:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is commonly done by athletically gifted but economically poor people 
B)  Is dependent on the cultural attributes of the athletes 
C)  Is very rare and achieved only by exceptionally gifted athletes 
D)  Is blocked by people higher on the socio-economic scale than themselves 
A)  Is commonly done by athletically gifted but economically poor people 
B)  Is dependent on the cultural attributes of the athletes 
C)  Is very rare and achieved only by exceptionally gifted athletes 
D)  Is blocked by people higher on the socio-economic scale than themselves

Question 5

The sport people play and/or follows largely depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  What they want to play 
B)  What they are told to play 
C)  Playing sports from which they are not excluded 
D)  Their social, economic and cultural background 
A)  What they want to play 
B)  What they are told to play 
C)  Playing sports from which they are not excluded 
D)  Their social, economic and cultural background

Question 6

Cheating is to be expected in sports because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Only dishonest people play sports 
B)  Sports players are mostly on average incomes and have to cheat to ensure their futures 
C)  Players always want to win games 
D)  Cheating is commonplace in acquisitive capitalist societies 
A)  Only dishonest people play sports 
B)  Sports players are mostly on average incomes and have to cheat to ensure their futures 
C)  Players always want to win games 
D)  Cheating is commonplace in acquisitive capitalist societies

Question 7

People become sports fans mostly because:

Accepted Answer

A)  They would have nothing else to do if they did not follow sports 
B)  They are former players 
C)  They were introduced to a sport by significant other(s) 
D)  It enables them to 'let off steam' 
A)  They would have nothing else to do if they did not follow sports 
B)  They are former players 
C)  They were introduced to a sport by significant other(s) 
D)  It enables them to 'let off steam'

Question 8

Sports are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intricately entwined with the social and economic processes of the society in which they are found 
B)  Discrete activities that have no necessary connections with other aspects of the society 
C)  Just played and enjoyed 
D)  A form of play 
A)  Intricately entwined with the social and economic processes of the society in which they are found 
B)  Discrete activities that have no necessary connections with other aspects of the society 
C)  Just played and enjoyed 
D)  A form of play

Question 9

Big businesses sponsor sports and advertise at sporting events because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Television coverage of sports provides exposure of the businesses' products to large viewing audiences 
B)  The businesses produce sports equipment 
C)  Company executives like sports and want to support them 
D)  To reduce their tax liabilities 
A)  Television coverage of sports provides exposure of the businesses' products to large viewing audiences 
B)  The businesses produce sports equipment 
C)  Company executives like sports and want to support them 
D)  To reduce their tax liabilities

Question 10

'Medal tables' commonly are associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  The AFL and NRL grand finals 
B)  'Mega-events' 
C)  Most valuable player awards 
D)  Successful sporting nations 
A)  The AFL and NRL grand finals 
B)  'Mega-events' 
C)  Most valuable player awards 
D)  Successful sporting nations

Women's involvement with sports as players:

With reference to sports, a person's habitus, according to Bourdieu, influences:

The marked over-representation of runners of West African ancestry in sprinting is explained sociologically by:

The use of sports by lower class people to achieve upward social mobility:

The sport people play and/or follows largely depends on:

Cheating is to be expected in sports because:

People become sports fans mostly because:

Sports are:

Big businesses sponsor sports and advertise at sporting events because:

'Medal tables' commonly are associated with:

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Exam 9: Sporting Life

Women's involvement with sports as players:

With reference to sports, a person's habitus, according to Bourdieu, influences:

The marked over-representation of runners of West African ancestry in sprinting is explained sociologically by:

The use of sports by lower class people to achieve upward social mobility:

The sport people play and/or follows largely depends on:

Cheating is to be expected in sports because:

People become sports fans mostly because:

Sports are:

Big businesses sponsor sports and advertise at sporting events because:

'Medal tables' commonly are associated with:

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

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