Exam 15: Sport and the Future

Who argued that being sensitive to the history of particular ideologies and structures is crucial if we are to begin to see how many things we take for granted are social constructions?

_____ is based on the belief that a market rationality can be used to effectively deal with social,economic,and environmental problems.

Arjun Appadurdai outlined a set of five key processes that have been useful for scholars working in the area of globalization.Which of his key processes refers to the cross-border transmission of ideas?

One of Brian Wilson's predictions for the future of sport is that,with the growing influence of sport-related transnational corporations,national and local cultures will become:

_____ inequality is defined as the inequality that exists between future generations that have no control over how current generations treat the natural environments that they will inherit.

Which of the following is not a sports-related global social movement?

Environmental issues are always,in essence,_____ issues.

According to one of Brian Wilson's predictions for the future of sport in Canada,what will be the future role of NGOs?

If you were making the argument that social change is best instigated by working within the existing system,you are most likely a:

Within a neoliberal model that promotes consumer-driven responses to social concerns,the target market for new and existing programs would be those who:

Which of the following is NOT considered,by some,a "lifestyle sport"?

In the text,Brian Wilson notes that attempts to pursue an ideal society in the past have led to less than appropriate actions by individuals that violated human rights.Who,of the following,provides the best example of this?

Al Gore,the former Vice-President of the United States,identified six drivers of social change.Which of the following is NOT one of these six?

You are hired by a large transnational sporting goods manufacturer to aid in the production of advertising for their products to a new group of consumers in a foreign country.What would you argue should be your primary concern?

The driver of social change within the area of _____ is the ongoing adoption and practice of postpolitical decision making and neoliberal governance.

Scholars who work from a _____ are likely to be concerned with the economic and class issues that are central to critiques of neoliberalism.

Innovations in the field of biotechnology will lead to _____,according to one of Brian Wilson's predictions about the future of sport.

When it is believed that rational customers will be able to use their purchasing power to support prosocial societal changes by choosing the best services,we have a neoliberal approach to government funding referred to as:

According to Wilson's prediction about sport for development and peace organizations,we should expect these SDPs to:

While controversial,the idea that holding a sport mega-event is the best avenue toward development for all citizens would be most likely held by: