Question 1

If channel bundling were declared illegal and the free market determined the money going to cable channels,

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A) the revenues going to college and professional sports would decline. 
B) the major television networks would go broke. 
C) mor people would watch sports. 
D) sports would become less popular in the United States. 
A) the revenues going to college and professional sports would decline. 
B) the major television networks would go broke. 
C) mor people would watch sports. 
D) sports would become less popular in the United States.

Question 2

In the box, Playing versus Posing?, it is noted that women athletes

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A) have no problems in allowing photographers to sexualize their bodies. 
B) refuse to pose nude because they know it will devalue women's sports. 
C) females athletes face gendered choices when comes to media photographs. 
D) can make more money as models than they make playing their sport.. 
A) have no problems in allowing photographers to sexualize their bodies. 
B) refuse to pose nude because they know it will devalue women's sports. 
C) females athletes face gendered choices when comes to media photographs. 
D) can make more money as models than they make playing their sport..

Question 3

Patterns associated with gender in the media coverage of sports have been slow to change because

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A) media organizations are gendered institutions. 
B) men in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events. 
C) women in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events. 
D) women athletes shy away from media coverage. 
A) media organizations are gendered institutions. 
B) men in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events. 
C) women in sports journalism refuse to cover women's events. 
D) women athletes shy away from media coverage.

Question 4

The financial success of commercial sports today depend heavily on

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A) the rights fees paid by television companies to broadcast sport content. 
B) spectators who watch television broadcasts in sports bars. 
C) local businesses who seek the right to sell concessions at sport events. 
D) newspapers that publish the schedules of games and events. 
A) the rights fees paid by television companies to broadcast sport content. 
B) spectators who watch television broadcasts in sports bars. 
C) local businesses who seek the right to sell concessions at sport events. 
D) newspapers that publish the schedules of games and events.

Question 5

The Internet is different from traditional television in that it

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A) has sites that are sponsored only by corporations. 
B) provides users with high quality sequential programming. 
C) cannot give users the same quality of sports commentary as television can. 
D) gives users control that can radically alter their media experiences. 
A) has sites that are sponsored only by corporations. 
B) provides users with high quality sequential programming. 
C) cannot give users the same quality of sports commentary as television can. 
D) gives users control that can radically alter their media experiences.

Question 6

Women's sport events do not receive more coverage in the media partly because the viewers of women's sports

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A) have not been identified by advertisers as a unique target audience. 
B) come primarily from low-income households. 
C) are mostly stay-at-home moms who have little money to spend. 
D) are mostly young men who see women athletes as sex objects. 
A) have not been identified by advertisers as a unique target audience. 
B) come primarily from low-income households. 
C) are mostly stay-at-home moms who have little money to spend. 
D) are mostly young men who see women athletes as sex objects.

Question 7

Research in the United States shows that when it comes to watching sports on television, the men and women in male-female married couples

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A) seldom want to watch the same events. 
B) seldom have similar viewing patterns but this does not affect their relationship. 
C) often watch together and see this as a positive thing in their relationship. 
D) often argue about watching patterns to the point that it leads to divorce. 
A) seldom want to watch the same events. 
B) seldom have similar viewing patterns but this does not affect their relationship. 
C) often watch together and see this as a positive thing in their relationship. 
D) often argue about watching patterns to the point that it leads to divorce.

Question 8

Which of the following is an accurate statement about sports and the media?

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A) All media coverage involves selective re-presentations of sports. 
B) The media offset or reverse the effects of commercialization on sports. 
C) The media destroy opportunities for us to see major sport events. 
D) The media shape and determine our perspectives on sports. 
A) All media coverage involves selective re-presentations of sports. 
B) The media offset or reverse the effects of commercialization on sports. 
C) The media destroy opportunities for us to see major sport events. 
D) The media shape and determine our perspectives on sports.

Question 9

Rights fees for certain sports have increased dramatically.This has

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A) created limits on athletes' salaries. 
B) increased the profitability of certain commercial sports. 
C) enabled public organizations to sponsor more sports. 
D) destroyed the profitability of commercial sports. 
A) created limits on athletes' salaries. 
B) increased the profitability of certain commercial sports. 
C) enabled public organizations to sponsor more sports. 
D) destroyed the profitability of commercial sports.

Question 10

According to a 2012 NCAA study of college students,

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A) nearly all male college athletes follow NCAA anti-gambling rules. 
B) female athletes are more apt to bet on sports than male athletes. 
C) nearly all athletes on big-time teams had been contacted by outside gamblers. 
D) over half of all male students report that they have gambled for money. 
A) nearly all male college athletes follow NCAA anti-gambling rules. 
B) female athletes are more apt to bet on sports than male athletes. 
C) nearly all athletes on big-time teams had been contacted by outside gamblers. 
D) over half of all male students report that they have gambled for money.

Question 11

When media are privately owned, their major interest is profit making; when media are controlled and operated by the state, their major interest is

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A) shaping values and providing a public service. 
B) generating revenues for the state. 
C) funding artists who work for the state. 
D) creating images that expand people's experiences. 
A) shaping values and providing a public service. 
B) generating revenues for the state. 
C) funding artists who work for the state. 
D) creating images that expand people's experiences.

Question 12

When people spend 200 minutes watching an NFL game, they

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A) see less than 15 minutes of football action. 
B) see more football action than commercials. 
C) listen to commercials for more minutes than they listen to commentators. 
D) see more video replays than actual play during the game. 
A) see less than 15 minutes of football action. 
B) see more football action than commercials. 
C) listen to commercials for more minutes than they listen to commentators. 
D) see more video replays than actual play during the game.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT provided by the media?

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A) Entertainment. 
B) Interpretation. 
C) Information. 
D) Deregulation. 
A) Entertainment. 
B) Interpretation. 
C) Information. 
D) Deregulation.

Question 14

The sports journalists most likely to avoid stereotypes related to ethnicity and nationality are those who have

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A) studied the history of sport journalism. 
B) covered high school sports in areas with large minority populations. 
C) played sports themselves. 
D) learned about the national and ethnic histories of the players they cover. 
A) studied the history of sport journalism. 
B) covered high school sports in areas with large minority populations. 
C) played sports themselves. 
D) learned about the national and ethnic histories of the players they cover.

Question 15

Ove the past few decades, independent investigative journalism has nearly disappeared.Emerging in its place has been

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A) corporate journalism. 
B) attack journalism. 
C) entertainment journalism. 
D) critical journalism. 
A) corporate journalism. 
B) attack journalism. 
C) entertainment journalism. 
D) critical journalism.

Question 16

New media, including all digital and social media, have impacted sports primarily by

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A) eliminating newspaper sport sections. 
B) altering relationships in the production and consumption of sport content. 
C) undermined the commercial value of spectator sports. 
D) recruiting more women and children to be loyal fans of sport teams. 
A) eliminating newspaper sport sections. 
B) altering relationships in the production and consumption of sport content. 
C) undermined the commercial value of spectator sports. 
D) recruiting more women and children to be loyal fans of sport teams.

Question 17

In the case of sports, those who control the media influence sports because

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A) they only cover the sports that they and their associates play. 
B) media viewers mimic whatever they consume in the media. 
C) they decide which sports and events to cover and how they are covered. 
D) people in sports will do whatever they say in order to receive coverage. 
A) they only cover the sports that they and their associates play. 
B) media viewers mimic whatever they consume in the media. 
C) they decide which sports and events to cover and how they are covered. 
D) people in sports will do whatever they say in order to receive coverage.

Question 18

The images and commentary in a televised representation of a sport event are

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A) accurate depictions of all of what occurs at the event. 
B) selected to distort what happens in the event for the sake of the sponsors. 
C) mostly fictional depictions of what the producers want us to see and hear. 
D) carefully edited and selected for many different reasons. 
A) accurate depictions of all of what occurs at the event. 
B) selected to distort what happens in the event for the sake of the sponsors. 
C) mostly fictional depictions of what the producers want us to see and hear. 
D) carefully edited and selected for many different reasons.

Question 19

The chapter on sports and the media is based on the assumption that

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A) human beings around the world are shaped by the media. 
B) the power of the media has no limits. 
C) media content informs people's lives and social worlds. 
D) most people define the media as unimportant in their lives. 
A) human beings around the world are shaped by the media. 
B) the power of the media has no limits. 
C) media content informs people's lives and social worlds. 
D) most people define the media as unimportant in their lives.

Question 20

Fantasy sport leagued give media sport consumers an opportunity to put themselves in the position of

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A) an owner of a sport team. 
B) a top media executive. 
C) a professional athlete. 
D) a professional sports agent. 
A) an owner of a sport team. 
B) a top media executive. 
C) a professional athlete. 
D) a professional sports agent.

If channel bundling were declared illegal and the free market determined the money going to cable channels,

In the box, Playing versus Posing?, it is noted that women athletes

Patterns associated with gender in the media coverage of sports have been slow to change because

The financial success of commercial sports today depend heavily on

The Internet is different from traditional television in that it

Women's sport events do not receive more coverage in the media partly because the viewers of women's sports

Research in the United States shows that when it comes to watching sports on television, the men and women in male-female married couples

Which of the following is an accurate statement about sports and the media?

Rights fees for certain sports have increased dramatically.This has

According to a 2012 NCAA study of college students,

When media are privately owned, their major interest is profit making; when media are controlled and operated by the state, their major interest is

When people spend 200 minutes watching an NFL game, they

Which of the following is NOT provided by the media?

The sports journalists most likely to avoid stereotypes related to ethnicity and nationality are those who have

Ove the past few decades, independent investigative journalism has nearly disappeared.Emerging in its place has been

New media, including all digital and social media, have impacted sports primarily by

In the case of sports, those who control the media influence sports because

The images and commentary in a televised representation of a sport event are

The chapter on sports and the media is based on the assumption that

Fantasy sport leagued give media sport consumers an opportunity to put themselves in the position of

The Sociology of Sport: What Is It and Why Study It

Producing Knowledge About Sports in Society: How Is Knowledge Produced in the Sociology of Sport

Sports and Socialization: Who Plays and What Happens to Them

Sports for Children: Are Organized Programs Worth the Effort

Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control

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

Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

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

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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Exam 12: Sports and the Media: Could They Survive Without Each Other

If channel bundling were declared illegal and the free market determined the money going to cable channels,

In the box, Playing versus Posing?, it is noted that women athletes

Patterns associated with gender in the media coverage of sports have been slow to change because

The financial success of commercial sports today depend heavily on

The Internet is different from traditional television in that it

Women's sport events do not receive more coverage in the media partly because the viewers of women's sports

Research in the United States shows that when it comes to watching sports on television, the men and women in male-female married couples

Which of the following is an accurate statement about sports and the media?

Rights fees for certain sports have increased dramatically.This has

According to a 2012 NCAA study of college students,

When media are privately owned, their major interest is profit making; when media are controlled and operated by the state, their major interest is

When people spend 200 minutes watching an NFL game, they

Which of the following is NOT provided by the media?

The sports journalists most likely to avoid stereotypes related to ethnicity and nationality are those who have

Ove the past few decades, independent investigative journalism has nearly disappeared.Emerging in its place has been

New media, including all digital and social media, have impacted sports primarily by

In the case of sports, those who control the media influence sports because

The images and commentary in a televised representation of a sport event are

The chapter on sports and the media is based on the assumption that

Fantasy sport leagued give media sport consumers an opportunity to put themselves in the position of

The Sociology of Sport: What Is It and Why Study It

Producing Knowledge About Sports in Society: How Is Knowledge Produced in the Sociology of Sport

Sports and Socialization: Who Plays and What Happens to Them

Sports for Children: Are Organized Programs Worth the Effort

Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control

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

Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

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

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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