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Kines 100 Dyreson exam 1 Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, for what purpose were the villagers staging
the cockfight that the government forces raided? Answer: it was a fundraiser for
a new school
Culture Answer: a way of life that gives meaning to our experiences
The famous photographer who took the pictures at Manzanar that were
published in magazines and newspapers was? Answer: Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams Answer: photographer who exposed Americans to the beauty of
the American landscape
- was contracted by the government to take pictures of the Japanese camps to
show they were happy.
In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was the most popular sport, the
national past time, of which of the following nations? Answer: America, Japan
sports does two things that is also a paradox, what are those two things?
Answer: 1. sports unifies
2. sports divides
what is kinesiology? Answer: study of human movement
What does Dr. Dyreson claim as the best definition of kinesiology? Answer:
The explanation of human movement
what, according to the most reliable sources, are the origins of the famous
chant, "we are---Penn State!" Answer: it began as a challenge to obnoxious
Ohio state fans
which of the following is accurate regarding hair, race, sport, and "we are"
stories at Penn state?
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- in the fall of 2019, a fan's expression of distaste for the dreadlocks, tattoos,
and chains worn by some Penn state players created controversy during the
football season
-in 1948, after returning from the cotton bowl where Penn state desegregated
the New Year's day game, black students were not accepted in barbershops in
state college
-After the 1948 cotton bowl, black and white students launched boycotts
against happy valley's segregated barbershops, but the protests met resistance
and it was not until the middle of 1960s that African Americans could get their
hair cut in state college. Answer: all the above
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, what were Clifford and his wife doing in
Bali? Answer: as anthropologists, to study culture, to write a book to tell
Americans about Bali
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, what event transformed them from
"outsiders" to insiders? Answer: - a cockfight they attended
when Clifford Geertz and his wife fled like everyone else, they started to
become insiders
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What role does cockfighting play in Balinese
society? Answer: it was a way for men to show off and compare masculinity
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Is it a traditional or a modern sport? Answer:
tradition
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In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What can the sports people play tell the
world about their culture? Answer: sports can show how developed or
undeveloped the culture is
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How is a cockfight organized and staged?
Answer: Held in ring 50 feet square
Begin late afternoon and run 3-4 hours long
9 or 10 separate matches, arranged on a completely "ad hoc basis"
After fight ends, bets get paid
Carcasses get possessed- seven, eight, or even a dozen men slip into the ring
with a cock and find a logical opponent (takes less than 10 minutes)
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do the Balinese make efforts to equalize the
combatants in the fight? Answer: yes
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What happens at the cockfight? Answer: 1.
Cocks are placed by handlers facing each other in the ring
2. coconut with small hole is placed in a pail of water and takes about 20
seconds to sink (timer)
3. during 20 seconds handlers cannot touch their roosters
4. if roosters havent fought at that point, they are picked up and messed with so
they get irritated and want to start fighting
How do cockfights shape attitudes about manhood, citizenship, patronage, and
economic relations? Answer: they shape the perception about what is means to
be strong, independent,, and brave. these fights are a sense of duty and honor in
Bali and they bring in a lot of revenue for the city
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How do the Balinese structure their gambling
on the cockfights? Answer: 1. coalition of bettors clustering around the other
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2. individual: man to man
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Who is Jeremy Bentham and what is "deep
play"? Answer: he was an English philosopher, jurist and social reformer who
founded utilitarianism, deep play means that the stakes are so high that it is
irrational to engage
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, In what way is cockfight "deep play"?
Answer: men would bet insane amounts of money on the fights
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Would Bentham have approved of Balinese
cockfights? Answer: no
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Does Geertz agree with Bentham that "deep
play," in this case the cockfights, are totally irrational behaviors on the part of
the Balinese? Answer: no
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What logic does Geertz find in Balinese
cockfights? Answer: money for the Balinese is not a utility but a symbol of
moral import
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do they bet to make money or to develop
prestige and maintain their status in society? Answer: maintain their status in
society
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do women and children participate in this
"deep play"? Answer: yes
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How are the Balinese "playing with fire" in
their gambling on cockfights? Answer: they live in a very stratified society in
which people know their place and do not normally get out of their defined
niches except in cockfights where the rich can lose a lot of money and fall down
the social rank or the poor can win and rise
- defines hierarchy
Kines 100 Dyreson exam 1 Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, for what purpose were the villagers staging
the cockfight that the government forces raided? Answer: it was a fundraiser for
a new school
Culture Answer: a way of life that gives meaning to our experiences
The famous photographer who took the pictures at Manzanar that were
published in magazines and newspapers was? Answer: Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams Answer: photographer who exposed Americans to the beauty of
the American landscape
- was contracted by the government to take pictures of the Japanese camps to
show they were happy.
In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was the most popular sport, the
national past time, of which of the following nations? Answer: America, Japan
sports does two things that is also a paradox, what are those two things?
Answer: 1. sports unifies
2. sports divides
what is kinesiology? Answer: study of human movement
What does Dr. Dyreson claim as the best definition of kinesiology? Answer:
The explanation of human movement
what, according to the most reliable sources, are the origins of the famous
chant, "we are---Penn State!" Answer: it began as a challenge to obnoxious
Ohio state fans
which of the following is accurate regarding hair, race, sport, and "we are"
stories at Penn state?
,2
- in the fall of 2019, a fan's expression of distaste for the dreadlocks, tattoos,
and chains worn by some Penn state players created controversy during the
football season
-in 1948, after returning from the cotton bowl where Penn state desegregated
the New Year's day game, black students were not accepted in barbershops in
state college
-After the 1948 cotton bowl, black and white students launched boycotts
against happy valley's segregated barbershops, but the protests met resistance
and it was not until the middle of 1960s that African Americans could get their
hair cut in state college. Answer: all the above
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, what were Clifford and his wife doing in
Bali? Answer: as anthropologists, to study culture, to write a book to tell
Americans about Bali
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, what event transformed them from
"outsiders" to insiders? Answer: - a cockfight they attended
when Clifford Geertz and his wife fled like everyone else, they started to
become insiders
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What role does cockfighting play in Balinese
society? Answer: it was a way for men to show off and compare masculinity
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Is it a traditional or a modern sport? Answer:
tradition
,3
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What can the sports people play tell the
world about their culture? Answer: sports can show how developed or
undeveloped the culture is
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How is a cockfight organized and staged?
Answer: Held in ring 50 feet square
Begin late afternoon and run 3-4 hours long
9 or 10 separate matches, arranged on a completely "ad hoc basis"
After fight ends, bets get paid
Carcasses get possessed- seven, eight, or even a dozen men slip into the ring
with a cock and find a logical opponent (takes less than 10 minutes)
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do the Balinese make efforts to equalize the
combatants in the fight? Answer: yes
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What happens at the cockfight? Answer: 1.
Cocks are placed by handlers facing each other in the ring
2. coconut with small hole is placed in a pail of water and takes about 20
seconds to sink (timer)
3. during 20 seconds handlers cannot touch their roosters
4. if roosters havent fought at that point, they are picked up and messed with so
they get irritated and want to start fighting
How do cockfights shape attitudes about manhood, citizenship, patronage, and
economic relations? Answer: they shape the perception about what is means to
be strong, independent,, and brave. these fights are a sense of duty and honor in
Bali and they bring in a lot of revenue for the city
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How do the Balinese structure their gambling
on the cockfights? Answer: 1. coalition of bettors clustering around the other
, 4
2. individual: man to man
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Who is Jeremy Bentham and what is "deep
play"? Answer: he was an English philosopher, jurist and social reformer who
founded utilitarianism, deep play means that the stakes are so high that it is
irrational to engage
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, In what way is cockfight "deep play"?
Answer: men would bet insane amounts of money on the fights
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Would Bentham have approved of Balinese
cockfights? Answer: no
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Does Geertz agree with Bentham that "deep
play," in this case the cockfights, are totally irrational behaviors on the part of
the Balinese? Answer: no
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, What logic does Geertz find in Balinese
cockfights? Answer: money for the Balinese is not a utility but a symbol of
moral import
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do they bet to make money or to develop
prestige and maintain their status in society? Answer: maintain their status in
society
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, Do women and children participate in this
"deep play"? Answer: yes
In the reading by Clifford Geertz, How are the Balinese "playing with fire" in
their gambling on cockfights? Answer: they live in a very stratified society in
which people know their place and do not normally get out of their defined
niches except in cockfights where the rich can lose a lot of money and fall down
the social rank or the poor can win and rise
- defines hierarchy
