Question 1

The belief that rigorous physical exercise enables people to stay youthful and healthy

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A) can lead people to conclude that illness is a sign of irresponsibility. 
B) provides hope that health care costs can be contained in an aging society. 
C) has been proven repeatedly in research de by exercise physiologists. 
D) is dangerous because older people don't know hows to exercise properly. 
A) can lead people to conclude that illness is a sign of irresponsibility. 
B) provides hope that health care costs can be contained in an aging society. 
C) has been proven repeatedly in research de by exercise physiologists. 
D) is dangerous because older people don't know hows to exercise properly. A

Question 2

Popular images ignore disability or represent (dis)abled bodies as different.This creates for people with disabilities

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A) the need to have an account for why their bodies are "different." 
B) the illusion that their bodies do not need fixing. 
C) a clear preference to play power and performance sports. 
D) the freedom to organize their identities around their abilities and skills. 
A) the need to have an account for why their bodies are "different." 
B) the illusion that their bodies do not need fixing. 
C) a clear preference to play power and performance sports. 
D) the freedom to organize their identities around their abilities and skills. A

Question 3

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

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A) disguise disabilities and play mainstream sports. 
B) find a medical treatment that will fix their disability. 
C) play informal games with peers who can make adaptations. 
D) seek a sport in which physical abilities are not relevant to enjoyment. 
A) disguise disabilities and play mainstream sports. 
B) find a medical treatment that will fix their disability. 
C) play informal games with peers who can make adaptations. 
D) seek a sport in which physical abilities are not relevant to enjoyment. C

Question 4

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics, each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

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A) the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly. 
B) the athlete's parents and a general practitioner. 
C) trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete. 
D) at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment. 
A) the athlete's general practitioner who has examined and treated the athlete regularly. 
B) the athlete's parents and a general practitioner. 
C) trained experts who do full examinations and evaluations of the athlete. 
D) at least two other athletes who can describe and substantiate the impairment.

Question 5

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

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A) perfection is achieved only through hard work. 
B) anyone can do whatever they want to do if they work hard. 
C) achieving life goals often requires luck as well as intelligence. 
D) variations in ability are a normal part of human existence. 
A) perfection is achieved only through hard work. 
B) anyone can do whatever they want to do if they work hard. 
C) achieving life goals often requires luck as well as intelligence. 
D) variations in ability are a normal part of human existence.

Question 6

Research as well as the observations of disability rights activists indicate that the Paralymics

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A) improves access to sports for people with a disability. 
B) eliminates negative attitudes towards people with a disability. 
C) creates widespread interest in becoming Paralympic coaches. 
D) often reaffirms ableist ideology and ableist attitudes. 
A) improves access to sports for people with a disability. 
B) eliminates negative attitudes towards people with a disability. 
C) creates widespread interest in becoming Paralympic coaches. 
D) often reaffirms ableist ideology and ableist attitudes.

Question 7

The events that occurred when the Paralympics wanted to use the five Olympic rings symbol and the Olympic flag during their event that was to follow the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles demonstrates that the

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A) IOC has not been a willing supporter of the Paralympic Games. 
B) Paralympics has always been able to obtain support from the IOC. 
C) IOC and the Paralympics have assisted each other in mutually beneficial ways. 
D) merger of the Olympics and Paralympics will occur before 2025. 
A) IOC has not been a willing supporter of the Paralympic Games. 
B) Paralympics has always been able to obtain support from the IOC. 
C) IOC and the Paralympics have assisted each other in mutually beneficial ways. 
D) merger of the Olympics and Paralympics will occur before 2025.

Question 8

Gender ideology influences the meaning given to one's body as we age.This influence is experienced by older

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A) women, but not by men. 
B) men in sports, but not by women in sports. 
C) men and women in and out of sports. 
D) women outside of sports, but not in sports. 
A) women, but not by men. 
B) men in sports, but not by women in sports. 
C) men and women in and out of sports. 
D) women outside of sports, but not in sports.

Question 9

When older people participate in competitive sports, they

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A) tend to be obsessive about their training. 
B) prefer team sports over individual sports. 
C) focus on progressive improvement and placing high in their age group. 
D) often avoid sports with high injury rates. 
A) tend to be obsessive about their training. 
B) prefer team sports over individual sports. 
C) focus on progressive improvement and placing high in their age group. 
D) often avoid sports with high injury rates.

Question 10

Transhumanism is a perspective based on the idea that

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A) God has created human beings as technology users. 
B) surgeries to improve bodies is a form of medical doping. 
C) ableist ideology is destructive of human progress. 
D) all human bodies are in need of improvements 
A) God has created human beings as technology users. 
B) surgeries to improve bodies is a form of medical doping. 
C) ableist ideology is destructive of human progress. 
D) all human bodies are in need of improvements

Question 11

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

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A) ageism and ableism. 
B) corporate capitalism. 
C) Darwinism and behaviorism. 
D) individualism and the baby boom generation. 
A) ageism and ableism. 
B) corporate capitalism. 
C) Darwinism and behaviorism. 
D) individualism and the baby boom generation.

Question 12

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

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A) spend too much time creating enjoyable events and forgetting about excellence. 
B) often overlook what must be done if sports are to have the effects they claim. 
C) do too many evaluation studies and not enough medical education. 
D) assume that events will have negative legacies unless they obtain television coverage. 
A) spend too much time creating enjoyable events and forgetting about excellence. 
B) often overlook what must be done if sports are to have the effects they claim. 
C) do too many evaluation studies and not enough medical education. 
D) assume that events will have negative legacies unless they obtain television coverage.

Question 13

In the Empire if the Normal, sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

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A) women and minorities are fully represented in the events. 
B) able-bodied people learn to feel sorry for people with disabilities. 
C) people with disabilities become fully integrated into the larger community. 
D) the Paralympics signs a television rights contract with a major network.. 
A) women and minorities are fully represented in the events. 
B) able-bodied people learn to feel sorry for people with disabilities. 
C) people with disabilities become fully integrated into the larger community. 
D) the Paralympics signs a television rights contract with a major network..

Question 14

According to the Americans with Disability Act, all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

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A) it would threaten the safety of able-bodied participants 
B) it leads to even minor changes in the procedures used by a league or team. 
C) the parents of other children object. 
D) it would cause some players to focus on helping children with disabilities. 
A) it would threaten the safety of able-bodied participants 
B) it leads to even minor changes in the procedures used by a league or team. 
C) the parents of other children object. 
D) it would cause some players to focus on helping children with disabilities.

Question 15

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

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A) a characteristic that evokes negative reactions when seen by normal people. 
B) social and physical environments that interfere with mobility and social involvement. 
C) a physical or intellectual impairment that makes a person inferior to others. 
D) any condition that interferes with normal participation as a citizen in society. 
A) a characteristic that evokes negative reactions when seen by normal people. 
B) social and physical environments that interfere with mobility and social involvement. 
C) a physical or intellectual impairment that makes a person inferior to others. 
D) any condition that interferes with normal participation as a citizen in society.

Question 16

When using a social model of disability, dealing with disability involves

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A) treatment to make a person as normal as possible. 
B) efforts to eliminate social and physical barriers that limit participation. 
C) developing assistive technologies that eliminate physical impairments. 
D) teaching normal people to ignore disabilities and treat everyone as normal. 
A) treatment to make a person as normal as possible. 
B) efforts to eliminate social and physical barriers that limit participation. 
C) developing assistive technologies that eliminate physical impairments. 
D) teaching normal people to ignore disabilities and treat everyone as normal.

Question 17

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

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A) a personal impairment that requires medical treatment to fix it. 
B) a social or environmental barrier to full participation in society. 
C) any physical inability that prevents a person from achieving personal goals. 
D) an individual attitude that prevents physical movement. 
A) a personal impairment that requires medical treatment to fix it. 
B) a social or environmental barrier to full participation in society. 
C) any physical inability that prevents a person from achieving personal goals. 
D) an individual attitude that prevents physical movement.

Question 18

When it is said that age intersects with other social factors, it means that the sport experiences of older people

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A) are much the same for people of the same age. 
B) are insignificant when compared to other social activities. 
C) vary by gender, ethnicity, and social class. 
D) have occurred only under certain social conditions. 
A) are much the same for people of the same age. 
B) are insignificant when compared to other social activities. 
C) vary by gender, ethnicity, and social class. 
D) have occurred only under certain social conditions.

Question 19

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

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A) create dynamics that undermine inclusion. 
B) make the concept of ability too complicated. 
C) give special privileges to people with a disability. 
D) destroy the meaning of "able-bodied." 
A) create dynamics that undermine inclusion. 
B) make the concept of ability too complicated. 
C) give special privileges to people with a disability. 
D) destroy the meaning of "able-bodied."

Question 20

Research shows that when athletes with disabilities are covered in mainstream media, they are portrayed as "courageous victims" or

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A) heroic supercrips. 
B) employees of companies that make prosthetic devices. 
C) multidimensional people. 
D) products of contemporary warfare. 
A) heroic supercrips. 
B) employees of companies that make prosthetic devices. 
C) multidimensional people. 
D) products of contemporary warfare.

The belief that rigorous physical exercise enables people to stay youthful and healthy

Popular images ignore disability or represent (dis)abled bodies as different.This creates for people with disabilities

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics, each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

Research as well as the observations of disability rights activists indicate that the Paralymics

The events that occurred when the Paralympics wanted to use the five Olympic rings symbol and the Olympic flag during their event that was to follow the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles demonstrates that the

Gender ideology influences the meaning given to one's body as we age.This influence is experienced by older

When older people participate in competitive sports, they

Transhumanism is a perspective based on the idea that

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

In the Empire if the Normal, sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

According to the Americans with Disability Act, all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

When using a social model of disability, dealing with disability involves

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

When it is said that age intersects with other social factors, it means that the sport experiences of older people

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

Research shows that when athletes with disabilities are covered in mainstream media, they are portrayed as "courageous victims" or

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Exam 10: Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

The belief that rigorous physical exercise enables people to stay youthful and healthy

Popular images ignore disability or represent (dis)abled bodies as different.This creates for people with disabilities

In the chapter it is noted that children with disabilities usually have two options if they wish to play sports.One is to find an organized adapted program and the other is to

To be eligible to participate in the Paralympics, each athlete must be classified according to his or her physical impairment.This classification must be done by

Ableism is a perspective that leads people to overlook that

Research as well as the observations of disability rights activists indicate that the Paralymics

The events that occurred when the Paralympics wanted to use the five Olympic rings symbol and the Olympic flag during their event that was to follow the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles demonstrates that the

Gender ideology influences the meaning given to one's body as we age.This influence is experienced by older

When older people participate in competitive sports, they

Transhumanism is a perspective based on the idea that

The dominant form of ableist ideology today is shaped by

The great sport myth carries over to disability sport organizations in that the people who manage these organizations

In the Empire if the Normal, sports for people with a disability are usually covered as special interest stories.They will not be covered as real sport stories until

According to the Americans with Disability Act, all youth sports open to the public must allow children with disabilities to play unless

The social model disability emphasizes that disability refers to

When using a social model of disability, dealing with disability involves

The medical model of disability emphasizes that disability refers to

When it is said that age intersects with other social factors, it means that the sport experiences of older people

The author argues that when we use the opposing categories of "able-bodied" and "disabled," we

Research shows that when athletes with disabilities are covered in mainstream media, they are portrayed as "courageous victims" or

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Violence in Sports: How Does It Affect Our Lives

Gender and Sports: Is Equity Possible

Race and Ethnicity: Are They Important in Sports

Social Class: Do Money and Power Matter in Sports

Sports and the Economy: What Are the Characteristics of Commercial Sports

Sports and the Media: Could They Survive Without Each Other

Sports and Politics: How Do Governments and Global Political Processes Influence Sports

Sports in High School and College: Do Competitive Sports Contribute to Education

Sports and Religions: Is It a Promising Combination

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