TEST BANK
for
Sport and Physical Culture
in Canadian Society
2nd Edition
Jay Scherer
Brian Wilson
ISBN: 9780137596461
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society
Chapter 2: Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory
Chapter 3: Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective
,Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
Chapter 5: Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada
Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Chapter 7: Youth Sport and Physical Culture
Chapter 8: Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture
Chapter 9: Violence and Sport
Chapter 10: Sport and Health
Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
Chapter 12: Sport, Politics, and Policy
Chapter 13: The Business of Sport
Chapter 14: Globalization, Sport, and International Development
Chapter 15: Sport and the Environment
Chapter 16: Sport and the Future
CHAPTER 1: SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CANADIAN SOCIETY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION ANSWERS
1. A suitable definition of ‘society’ would be:
a. The ability of individuals and groups to act independently in a goal-directed manner
to shape society
b. The various capacities that enable and constrain individuals or groups to engage in
practices and social relations
c. The structured social relations and institutions among a large community of people
which cannot be reduced to a simple collection or aggregation of individuals
d. The activities, norms, customs, values, symbols, and shared meanings and materials
that are part of the day-to-day lives of those in groups
Answer: C
Page: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
2. Evidence of the ‘democratization’ of sport can best be seen in which of the following
examples?
a. Sporting opportunities continuing to go predominantly to middle-class and upper-
middle class Canadians
b. The increasing presence of women in sport, particularly over the last 50 years
c. The gradual increase in the use of legal drugs and supplements in sport
d. The encroachment of politics into sport, for example through the creation of a
Canadian Sports Minister
Answer: B
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Applied
,3. The 2017 North American Indigenous Games held in Toronto, Ontario had how many
competitors?
a. 1,500
b. 5,000
c. 10,000
d. 500
Answer: B
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to a research paper published by
Canadian Heritage in 2013?
a. Sport participation rates across the country continue to increase
b. Men are more likely to participate in sport than women
c. Higher income earners are more likely to participate in sport than less affluent
Canadians
d. Sport participation of non-Anglophones is declining
Answer: A
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual/Conceptual
5. Which of the following would NOT be a good example of a critical question that a
sociology of sport student might ask in relation to this field of study?
a. Will leagues with high rates of concussions and other injuries, like the CFL and NFL,
still exist in two decades?
b. Why do so many cities invest significant amounts of public funds in ‘world class’
sports arenas and stadiums?
c. Why has participation in sport historically been stratified by age, gender, race, and
socio-economic status?
d. Why do athletes sometimes choke under pressure or show lapses in concentration at
critical moments during a game?
Answer: D
Page: 4-5
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
6. As of 2018, what percentage of head coaching positions in Canadian Interuniversity
Sport (CIS) is held by women?
a. 19%
b. 24%
c. 17%
, d. 11%
Answer: C
Page: 5
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual
7. The British sociologist Anthony Giddens argued that the underlying goal of sociology
is to:
a. understand society only
b. provide other academics with a critical analysis of society
c. improve society, after a critical analysis of the current social situation
d. critically analyze society, and sport, with an eye to developing theories
Answer: C
Page: 6
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
8. As a sociologist of sport, all of the following would be an academic goal, EXCEPT:
a. to critically examine the role of sport in the lives of people
b. to explain the diffusion of sport across societies
c. to contribute to the knowledge base in sociology in a general way
d. to examine how sport affects the individual psychologically
Answer: D
Page: 6
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
9. As a sociologist of sport, you would argue that:
a. sport is simply a reflection of society
b. sport enables some people to reproduce current societal practices or resist them
c. there is no reciprocity between sport and society in terms of each affecting the other
d. sport is seldom shaped by broader power relations
Answer: B
Page: 6-7
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
10. In terms of what the sociologist of sport actually does, which of the following is NOT
true?
a. They serve as experts to government.
b. They advocate for the rights of athletes.
c. They promote human development within physical education.
for
Sport and Physical Culture
in Canadian Society
2nd Edition
Jay Scherer
Brian Wilson
ISBN: 9780137596461
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society
Chapter 2: Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory
Chapter 3: Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective
,Chapter 4: Sport and Social Stratification
Chapter 5: Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada
Chapter 6: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Chapter 7: Youth Sport and Physical Culture
Chapter 8: Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture
Chapter 9: Violence and Sport
Chapter 10: Sport and Health
Chapter 11: Sport, Media, and Ideology
Chapter 12: Sport, Politics, and Policy
Chapter 13: The Business of Sport
Chapter 14: Globalization, Sport, and International Development
Chapter 15: Sport and the Environment
Chapter 16: Sport and the Future
CHAPTER 1: SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CANADIAN SOCIETY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION ANSWERS
1. A suitable definition of ‘society’ would be:
a. The ability of individuals and groups to act independently in a goal-directed manner
to shape society
b. The various capacities that enable and constrain individuals or groups to engage in
practices and social relations
c. The structured social relations and institutions among a large community of people
which cannot be reduced to a simple collection or aggregation of individuals
d. The activities, norms, customs, values, symbols, and shared meanings and materials
that are part of the day-to-day lives of those in groups
Answer: C
Page: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
2. Evidence of the ‘democratization’ of sport can best be seen in which of the following
examples?
a. Sporting opportunities continuing to go predominantly to middle-class and upper-
middle class Canadians
b. The increasing presence of women in sport, particularly over the last 50 years
c. The gradual increase in the use of legal drugs and supplements in sport
d. The encroachment of politics into sport, for example through the creation of a
Canadian Sports Minister
Answer: B
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Applied
,3. The 2017 North American Indigenous Games held in Toronto, Ontario had how many
competitors?
a. 1,500
b. 5,000
c. 10,000
d. 500
Answer: B
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to a research paper published by
Canadian Heritage in 2013?
a. Sport participation rates across the country continue to increase
b. Men are more likely to participate in sport than women
c. Higher income earners are more likely to participate in sport than less affluent
Canadians
d. Sport participation of non-Anglophones is declining
Answer: A
Page: 3
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual/Conceptual
5. Which of the following would NOT be a good example of a critical question that a
sociology of sport student might ask in relation to this field of study?
a. Will leagues with high rates of concussions and other injuries, like the CFL and NFL,
still exist in two decades?
b. Why do so many cities invest significant amounts of public funds in ‘world class’
sports arenas and stadiums?
c. Why has participation in sport historically been stratified by age, gender, race, and
socio-economic status?
d. Why do athletes sometimes choke under pressure or show lapses in concentration at
critical moments during a game?
Answer: D
Page: 4-5
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
6. As of 2018, what percentage of head coaching positions in Canadian Interuniversity
Sport (CIS) is held by women?
a. 19%
b. 24%
c. 17%
, d. 11%
Answer: C
Page: 5
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Factual
7. The British sociologist Anthony Giddens argued that the underlying goal of sociology
is to:
a. understand society only
b. provide other academics with a critical analysis of society
c. improve society, after a critical analysis of the current social situation
d. critically analyze society, and sport, with an eye to developing theories
Answer: C
Page: 6
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
8. As a sociologist of sport, all of the following would be an academic goal, EXCEPT:
a. to critically examine the role of sport in the lives of people
b. to explain the diffusion of sport across societies
c. to contribute to the knowledge base in sociology in a general way
d. to examine how sport affects the individual psychologically
Answer: D
Page: 6
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
9. As a sociologist of sport, you would argue that:
a. sport is simply a reflection of society
b. sport enables some people to reproduce current societal practices or resist them
c. there is no reciprocity between sport and society in terms of each affecting the other
d. sport is seldom shaped by broader power relations
Answer: B
Page: 6-7
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
10. In terms of what the sociologist of sport actually does, which of the following is NOT
true?
a. They serve as experts to government.
b. They advocate for the rights of athletes.
c. They promote human development within physical education.
