SPMT 319 2026 SPORT CULTURE AND
SOCIAL INEQUALITY MODULE
STRUCTURED REVIEW QUESTIONS
◉ According to chapter 7, the primary objective of the sports media
is to
Answer: Generate financial profits
◉ In efforts to achieve its primary objective, the sports media
performs which of the following functions?
Answer: All of the above
-provide entertainment
-promote cultural values
-convey information
◉ The fact that an American college football game might be played
and televised on a Monday or Wednesday night during the week is
an example of which of the following ways media impacts sport?
Answer: Modifications to sport
,◉ Texas A&M University's "100 year decision" to move from the Big
12 athletic conference to the SEC is an example of which of the
following ways media impacts sport?
Answer: Financial Rewards
◉ According to chapter 7, which forms of media reap a substantial
financial benefit from their relationship with sport?
Answer: Both A and C
-Newspapers
-Television
◉ To say sport represents a mediated reality means
Answer: Sports presented by the media are symbolic constructions
of reality
◉ The media's focus on Tiger Wood's efforts to break Jack Nicklaus'
record of 18 career majors in professional golf and neglect of sports
and athletes in the Paralympics is an example of which prevalent
ideology or theme seen in media coverage
Answer: Winning is everything
◉ The "Greenest Games" is a title bestowed to which of the following
Summer Olympic cities?
, Answer: London
◉ Green washing occurs when
Answer: sport organizations falsely claim to be environmentally
friendly
◉ True or False: Sport organizations can completely eliminate their
impact on the environment.
Answer: False
◉ True or False: Going green is a continual process.
Answer: True
◉ This aspect of the sport industry is not as regulated as the other
aspects of sport.
Answer: Participatory Sport
◉ According to chapter 8 and lecture, on average an 18-hole golf
course takes ____________ to build
Answer: 75 to 150 acres
◉ As it relates to sport and the environment, sustainability focuses
on
SOCIAL INEQUALITY MODULE
STRUCTURED REVIEW QUESTIONS
◉ According to chapter 7, the primary objective of the sports media
is to
Answer: Generate financial profits
◉ In efforts to achieve its primary objective, the sports media
performs which of the following functions?
Answer: All of the above
-provide entertainment
-promote cultural values
-convey information
◉ The fact that an American college football game might be played
and televised on a Monday or Wednesday night during the week is
an example of which of the following ways media impacts sport?
Answer: Modifications to sport
,◉ Texas A&M University's "100 year decision" to move from the Big
12 athletic conference to the SEC is an example of which of the
following ways media impacts sport?
Answer: Financial Rewards
◉ According to chapter 7, which forms of media reap a substantial
financial benefit from their relationship with sport?
Answer: Both A and C
-Newspapers
-Television
◉ To say sport represents a mediated reality means
Answer: Sports presented by the media are symbolic constructions
of reality
◉ The media's focus on Tiger Wood's efforts to break Jack Nicklaus'
record of 18 career majors in professional golf and neglect of sports
and athletes in the Paralympics is an example of which prevalent
ideology or theme seen in media coverage
Answer: Winning is everything
◉ The "Greenest Games" is a title bestowed to which of the following
Summer Olympic cities?
, Answer: London
◉ Green washing occurs when
Answer: sport organizations falsely claim to be environmentally
friendly
◉ True or False: Sport organizations can completely eliminate their
impact on the environment.
Answer: False
◉ True or False: Going green is a continual process.
Answer: True
◉ This aspect of the sport industry is not as regulated as the other
aspects of sport.
Answer: Participatory Sport
◉ According to chapter 8 and lecture, on average an 18-hole golf
course takes ____________ to build
Answer: 75 to 150 acres
◉ As it relates to sport and the environment, sustainability focuses
on
