Exam 3: Sports and Socialization: Who Plays and What Happens to Them

Research on sports and socialization as a community and cultural process is partly inspired by the ideas of Antonio Gramsci.Using Gramsci's ideas, sociologists see sports as important in connection with socialization because sports are

Data on sports and obesity indicate that

When evaluating research on what happens in sports, it's important not to overlook the fact that

Past studies of socialization based on a personal internalization model have produced inconclusive and inconsistent findings because researchers have mistakenly assumed that

Becoming involved and staying involved in sports is grounded in a series of processes.Which of the following is NOT one of those processes?

According to an analysis of sports and society based on Gramsci's ideas, sports are important social phenomena because they are

When Konstantinos Koukouris interviewed former athletes in Greece, he discovered that decisions to end or change sport participation were primarily associated with

Power and performance sports are dominant today primarily because they

The author uses the term "social world" to refer to a

Research indicates that when people retire from sports they are most likely to have problems if they

A widespread belief long held by many people in North America is that playing sports

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of power and performance sports?

A review of socialization research led the author to conclude that the impact that sports and sport participation have on people depends on

Data on health, physical activity, and sports indicates that

The studies done by Anderson and his colleague between 2000 and 2010 indicated that

Many sociologists see sports as important because sports are involved in hegemonic processes in society.Hegemony refers to a social process through which

The definition of socialization used by the author is based on

The research done by Eric Anderson prior to 2001 generally indicated that

When Peter Donnelly and Kevin Young used data from interviews with rock climbers and rugby players they concluded that becoming an athlete involved

In the summary of Coakley's analysis of "burnout," it is pointed out that when elite young athletes drop out of a sport they usually do it because they