SMGT EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW
sport Ans✓✓✓competitive physical activity that is guided by
established rules
sociology Ans✓✓✓systematic study of social behavior interpersonally,
in groups, and in organizations
**theory Ans✓✓✓an explanation/set of statements that attempt to
explain a phenomenon
**functionalist theory Ans✓✓✓a human society is composed of various
and independent parts, primarily the social institutions (economy,
education, religion, government, etc.) as the structured components that
maintain the social system as a whole, contributing and promoting social
value consensus and stability
**conflict theory Ans✓✓✓views things that people desire, such as
property, prestige, and power, as a largely possessed by the socially
elite, resulting in a fundamental cleavage between the wealthy and
powerful and the disadvantaged (working class)
**hegemony theory Ans✓✓✓social, cultural, and ideological sides of
power and domination, and the political and economic influence exerted
by dominant individuals or groups.
,**feminist theory Ans✓✓✓struggles for political, social, economic, and
educational equality of women. these inequalities faced by women are
related to differential access, different treatment and exploitation,
patriarchy, and male dominance
**race theory Ans✓✓✓explore and examining the racism in society that
privileges whiteness as it disadvantages others because of their
'blackness'
**interactionist theory Ans✓✓✓interpreting social worlds by attaching
meanings to symbols
characteristics of sport and society Ans✓✓✓- high degree of
competitiveness
- emphasis on materialism
- pervasiveness of racism
- pervasiveness of male dominance
- domination of individuals by bureaucracies
- unequal distribution of power in organizations
- use of conflict to change unequal power relationships
- deviance is found throughout sport
types of sport Ans✓✓✓informal, organized, corporate
, informal sport Ans✓✓✓- playful physical activity engaged in primarily
for the enjoyment of participants
- example: touch football, neighborhood basketball game, playground
game of softball, etc.
organized sport Ans✓✓✓- distinguishes from informal sport due to the
presence of a rudimentary(involving or limited to basic principles)
organization
- example: formal teams, leagues, codified rules, related organizations,
etc.
corporate sport Ans✓✓✓- elements of informal and organized sport but
has been modified by economics, politics, and the mass media
(corrupted, institutionalized version of sport)
- examples: professional sports leagues, athletics governed by the
NCAA, Olympic games, etc.
sample questions from chapter 1 Ans✓✓✓- how does the social
organization really work?
- who really has the power?
- who benefits and who does not?
fundamental theme: sport is a microcosm of society Ans✓✓✓perceiving
the way sport is organized, the types of games people play, the degree of
emphasis on competition, the compensation of the participants, and the
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW
sport Ans✓✓✓competitive physical activity that is guided by
established rules
sociology Ans✓✓✓systematic study of social behavior interpersonally,
in groups, and in organizations
**theory Ans✓✓✓an explanation/set of statements that attempt to
explain a phenomenon
**functionalist theory Ans✓✓✓a human society is composed of various
and independent parts, primarily the social institutions (economy,
education, religion, government, etc.) as the structured components that
maintain the social system as a whole, contributing and promoting social
value consensus and stability
**conflict theory Ans✓✓✓views things that people desire, such as
property, prestige, and power, as a largely possessed by the socially
elite, resulting in a fundamental cleavage between the wealthy and
powerful and the disadvantaged (working class)
**hegemony theory Ans✓✓✓social, cultural, and ideological sides of
power and domination, and the political and economic influence exerted
by dominant individuals or groups.
,**feminist theory Ans✓✓✓struggles for political, social, economic, and
educational equality of women. these inequalities faced by women are
related to differential access, different treatment and exploitation,
patriarchy, and male dominance
**race theory Ans✓✓✓explore and examining the racism in society that
privileges whiteness as it disadvantages others because of their
'blackness'
**interactionist theory Ans✓✓✓interpreting social worlds by attaching
meanings to symbols
characteristics of sport and society Ans✓✓✓- high degree of
competitiveness
- emphasis on materialism
- pervasiveness of racism
- pervasiveness of male dominance
- domination of individuals by bureaucracies
- unequal distribution of power in organizations
- use of conflict to change unequal power relationships
- deviance is found throughout sport
types of sport Ans✓✓✓informal, organized, corporate
, informal sport Ans✓✓✓- playful physical activity engaged in primarily
for the enjoyment of participants
- example: touch football, neighborhood basketball game, playground
game of softball, etc.
organized sport Ans✓✓✓- distinguishes from informal sport due to the
presence of a rudimentary(involving or limited to basic principles)
organization
- example: formal teams, leagues, codified rules, related organizations,
etc.
corporate sport Ans✓✓✓- elements of informal and organized sport but
has been modified by economics, politics, and the mass media
(corrupted, institutionalized version of sport)
- examples: professional sports leagues, athletics governed by the
NCAA, Olympic games, etc.
sample questions from chapter 1 Ans✓✓✓- how does the social
organization really work?
- who really has the power?
- who benefits and who does not?
fundamental theme: sport is a microcosm of society Ans✓✓✓perceiving
the way sport is organized, the types of games people play, the degree of
emphasis on competition, the compensation of the participants, and the
