,Chapter 01 The Sociology of Sport: What is it and Why Study it?
Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author explains that the purpose of the text is to help the reader understand
the "deeper game" associated with sports. This "deeper game" refers to
A. hidden strategies used by coaches and athletes as they
play sports.
B. performance statistics for teams and
players.
C. connections between sports and the larger
social world.
D. underlying personality characteristics of people
in sports.
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2. Sociology helps us examine
A. the connection between biology and social
activities.
B. social life in
context.
C. politics and economics through
history.
D. connections between our bodies and our family
backgrounds.
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,3. People in the sociology of sport are mostly concerned with studying
A. the social worlds created in and around
sports.
B. the physical environments in which sports are
played.
C. the differences between top athletes and others who
play sports.
D. the reasons why some teams and athletes are winners and others
are losers.
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4. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a concern among sociologists who
study sports?
A. The social worlds created around
sports.
B. Sports as social
phenomena.
C. The motivation and personalities of
athletes.
D. The cultural meaning and importance of
sports.
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5. According to the author, culture consists of
A. rules and procedures that some people impose on
others.
B. activities such as opera and classical
music.
C. ways of living that are common only among upper-
class people.
D. ways of life that people create as they live
together.
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, 6. The author points out that sport cultures are
A. created as people in sports interact with
each other.
B. essentially the same all over the
world.
C. activities that remain the same through
history.
D. organized so they have the same meanings in all
societies.
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7. Which of the following is not one of the three key concepts used in sociology?
A. Social
structure.
B. Social
conflict.
C. Social
interaction.
D. Cultur
e.
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8. Social structure consists of
A. ways of life that people learn as they
become adults.
B. established patterns of relationships and social
arrangements.
C. organizational processes developed by unrelated work
groups.
D. rules developed by individuals working on
schedules.
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Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The author explains that the purpose of the text is to help the reader understand
the "deeper game" associated with sports. This "deeper game" refers to
A. hidden strategies used by coaches and athletes as they
play sports.
B. performance statistics for teams and
players.
C. connections between sports and the larger
social world.
D. underlying personality characteristics of people
in sports.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: About This Book
2. Sociology helps us examine
A. the connection between biology and social
activities.
B. social life in
context.
C. politics and economics through
history.
D. connections between our bodies and our family
backgrounds.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
1-1
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McGraw-Hill Education.
,3. People in the sociology of sport are mostly concerned with studying
A. the social worlds created in and around
sports.
B. the physical environments in which sports are
played.
C. the differences between top athletes and others who
play sports.
D. the reasons why some teams and athletes are winners and others
are losers.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
4. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a concern among sociologists who
study sports?
A. The social worlds created around
sports.
B. Sports as social
phenomena.
C. The motivation and personalities of
athletes.
D. The cultural meaning and importance of
sports.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
5. According to the author, culture consists of
A. rules and procedures that some people impose on
others.
B. activities such as opera and classical
music.
C. ways of living that are common only among upper-
class people.
D. ways of life that people create as they live
together.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
1-2
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McGraw-Hill Education.
, 6. The author points out that sport cultures are
A. created as people in sports interact with
each other.
B. essentially the same all over the
world.
C. activities that remain the same through
history.
D. organized so they have the same meanings in all
societies.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
7. Which of the following is not one of the three key concepts used in sociology?
A. Social
structure.
B. Social
conflict.
C. Social
interaction.
D. Cultur
e.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
8. Social structure consists of
A. ways of life that people learn as they
become adults.
B. established patterns of relationships and social
arrangements.
C. organizational processes developed by unrelated work
groups.
D. rules developed by individuals working on
schedules.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
1-3
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McGraw-Hill Education.
