Question 1

According to Susan Cahn,two main things shifted understandings of women's sport and helped open up athletic opportunities for women and girls.These two things were:

Accepted Answer

A) the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s 
B) the Second World War and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s 
C) the feminist movement in the late 1800s and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s 
D) patriarchy and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s 
A) the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s 
B) the Second World War and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s 
C) the feminist movement in the late 1800s and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s 
D) patriarchy and the fitness boom of the 1970s and 1980s A

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Synchronized swimming has always been considered a female only sport. 
B) Historically,figure skating was the domain of upper-class men. 
C) Field hockey is popular for both men and women in present day Africa. 
D) Girls have always faced higher gender barriers than boys around their sport choices. 
A) Synchronized swimming has always been considered a female only sport. 
B) Historically,figure skating was the domain of upper-class men. 
C) Field hockey is popular for both men and women in present day Africa. 
D) Girls have always faced higher gender barriers than boys around their sport choices. B

Question 3

_____ is defined as discrimination or prejudice based on sex.

Accepted Answer

A) feminism 
B) sexism 
C) oppression 
D) genderism 
A) feminism 
B) sexism 
C) oppression 
D) genderism B

Question 4

As a theoretical perspective,social constructionism reminds us that:

Accepted Answer

A) that what is considered normal in terms of masculinity and femininity varies across cultures and time periods 
B) masculinity is defined similarly across all cultures;femininity is not 
C) femininity is a cultural universal in terms of the behaviours and appearance expected of women 
D) biology determines both masculinity and femininity across all time periods 
A) that what is considered normal in terms of masculinity and femininity varies across cultures and time periods 
B) masculinity is defined similarly across all cultures;femininity is not 
C) femininity is a cultural universal in terms of the behaviours and appearance expected of women 
D) biology determines both masculinity and femininity across all time periods

Question 5

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 6

Your friend Johnny confides in you that he is going to start living his life as a woman,even though he was born male.Johnny plans to take hormones,begin living his life as a woman,and,perhaps later,have surgery to change his genitalia.Johnny is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenic 
B) transgendered 
C) a transsexual 
D) genderless 
A) schizophrenic 
B) transgendered 
C) a transsexual 
D) genderless

Question 7

In Canada,42% of those registered in _____ are female - one of the highest female sport participation rates of any sport.

Accepted Answer

A) hockey 
B) football 
C) baseball 
D) soccer 
A) hockey 
B) football 
C) baseball 
D) soccer

Question 8

Sport helps to construct the space that holds masculinity and femininity apart.Which of the following is NOT one of the points noted in the text that supports this idea?

Accepted Answer

A) There are sex-specific rules for male and female athletes. 
B) Male and female athletes do not,for the most part,compete against one another. 
C) Sports are often sex-typed. 
D) Male and female athletes must wear different clothing when competing in their respective sports. 
A) There are sex-specific rules for male and female athletes. 
B) Male and female athletes do not,for the most part,compete against one another. 
C) Sports are often sex-typed. 
D) Male and female athletes must wear different clothing when competing in their respective sports.

Question 9

With respect to athletes who have sex reassignment surgery,the main issue for sports organizations is whether male-to-female transsexual athletes have an unfair advantage in women's competitions.According to medical evidence:

Accepted Answer

A) they do not 
B) they do 
C) they do in some sports,but not all sports 
D) there exists no definitive evidence regarding this issue 
A) they do not 
B) they do 
C) they do in some sports,but not all sports 
D) there exists no definitive evidence regarding this issue

Question 10

Which of the following is FALSE regarding sex testing?

Accepted Answer

A) In the Olympics,only female athletes are subjected to sex testing. 
B) No sex test has ever caught a man masquerading as a woman in a major sports event. 
C) Both male and female athletes are sex tested in major sports events. 
D) Chromosome tests are used to sex test athletes at the Olympics. 
A) In the Olympics,only female athletes are subjected to sex testing. 
B) No sex test has ever caught a man masquerading as a woman in a major sports event. 
C) Both male and female athletes are sex tested in major sports events. 
D) Chromosome tests are used to sex test athletes at the Olympics.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Sociologist R.W.Connell has argued that _____ has come to be the leading definer of masculinity in mass culture.

Accepted Answer

A) media 
B) family 
C) education 
D) sport 
A) media 
B) family 
C) education 
D) sport

Question 14

That many sports are still considered more appropriate for one sex than for the other is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) sport typing 
B) sport desegregation 
C) a sport binary 
D) sport dualism 
A) sport typing 
B) sport desegregation 
C) a sport binary 
D) sport dualism

Question 15

According to the Intersex Society of North America,the rate of sexual indeterminacy is estimated to be about one in:

Accepted Answer

A) 250 
B) 700 
C) 2000 
D) 15,000 
A) 250 
B) 700 
C) 2000 
D) 15,000

Question 16

In studies of gender,_____ came to prominence as a critique of biological determinism.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Hegemonic masculinity:

Accepted Answer

A) has long been discredited as useful or necessary in Canadian sport in the 21ˢᵗ century 
B) is functional and needed in Canadian professional sports 
C) is the ideal that helps secure patriarchal power 
D) perpetuates the marginalization of white men in Canadian sport 
A) has long been discredited as useful or necessary in Canadian sport in the 21ˢᵗ century 
B) is functional and needed in Canadian professional sports 
C) is the ideal that helps secure patriarchal power 
D) perpetuates the marginalization of white men in Canadian sport

Question 18

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 19

The classificatory scheme whereby we divide humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) sex 
C) sexuality 
D) sexual orientation 
A) gender 
B) sex 
C) sexuality 
D) sexual orientation

Question 20

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

According to Susan Cahn,two main things shifted understandings of women's sport and helped open up athletic opportunities for women and girls.These two things were:

Which of the following is TRUE?

_____ is defined as discrimination or prejudice based on sex.

As a theoretical perspective,social constructionism reminds us that:

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:

Your friend Johnny confides in you that he is going to start living his life as a woman,even though he was born male.Johnny plans to take hormones,begin living his life as a woman,and,perhaps later,have surgery to change his genitalia.Johnny is best described as:

In Canada,42% of those registered in _____ are female - one of the highest female sport participation rates of any sport.

Sport helps to construct the space that holds masculinity and femininity apart.Which of the following is NOT one of the points noted in the text that supports this idea?

With respect to athletes who have sex reassignment surgery,the main issue for sports organizations is whether male-to-female transsexual athletes have an unfair advantage in women's competitions.According to medical evidence:

Which of the following is FALSE regarding sex testing?

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

Gender is best defined as:

Sociologist R.W.Connell has argued that _____ has come to be the leading definer of masculinity in mass culture.

That many sports are still considered more appropriate for one sex than for the other is referred to as:

According to the Intersex Society of North America,the rate of sexual indeterminacy is estimated to be about one in:

In studies of gender,_____ came to prominence as a critique of biological determinism.

Hegemonic masculinity:

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

The classificatory scheme whereby we divide humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities is known as:

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

Perspectives on the Social Dimensions of Sport and Physical Activity in Canada

Sociological Theories of Sport

Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport

Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport

Sport Deviance

Violence

Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sports, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization and Society

Sport and the Future

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Exam 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

According to Susan Cahn,two main things shifted understandings of women's sport and helped open up athletic opportunities for women and girls.These two things were:

Which of the following is TRUE?

_____ is defined as discrimination or prejudice based on sex.

As a theoretical perspective,social constructionism reminds us that:

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:

Your friend Johnny confides in you that he is going to start living his life as a woman,even though he was born male.Johnny plans to take hormones,begin living his life as a woman,and,perhaps later,have surgery to change his genitalia.Johnny is best described as:

In Canada,42% of those registered in _____ are female - one of the highest female sport participation rates of any sport.

Sport helps to construct the space that holds masculinity and femininity apart.Which of the following is NOT one of the points noted in the text that supports this idea?

With respect to athletes who have sex reassignment surgery,the main issue for sports organizations is whether male-to-female transsexual athletes have an unfair advantage in women's competitions.According to medical evidence:

Which of the following is FALSE regarding sex testing?

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

Gender is best defined as:

Sociologist R.W.Connell has argued that _____ has come to be the leading definer of masculinity in mass culture.

That many sports are still considered more appropriate for one sex than for the other is referred to as:

According to the Intersex Society of North America,the rate of sexual indeterminacy is estimated to be about one in:

In studies of gender,_____ came to prominence as a critique of biological determinism.

Hegemonic masculinity:

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

The classificatory scheme whereby we divide humans into groups based on their reproduction capacities is known as:

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

Perspectives on the Social Dimensions of Sport and Physical Activity in Canada

Sociological Theories of Sport

Canadian Sport in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Ethnicity and Race in Canadian Sport

Children, Youth, and Parental Involvement in Organized Sport

Sport Deviance

Violence

Sport and Physical Activity in Canadian Educational Systems

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sports, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization and Society

Sport and the Future

Filters