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Sports in Society Issues and Controversies 2025 Release by Jay Coakley
Chapters 1-16
Chapter 1
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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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.
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Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
,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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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.
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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.
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Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
,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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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. Culture.
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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.
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Topic: Using Sociology to Study Sports
, 9. According to the definition often used by people in North America, which of the following would
be an example of a sport?
A. Jogging with friends on the weekend.
B. Racing in the Indianapolis 500.
C. Jumping rope in an aerobics class.
D. Playing chess in a city tournament.
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Topic: Defining Sports
10. According to the definition often used by people in North America, sport is an activity that
involves
A. complex cognitive skills combined with complex physical skills.
B. physical challenges or competitive contests.
C. both cooperation and teamwork.
D. serious psychological and physical strategies.
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Topic: Defining Sports
11. It is difficult to develop a single definition of sports because
A. men and women define sports in completely different terms.
B. genetic differences lead people to define sports differently.
C. people generally resist organized physical activities.
D. the organization and meaning of sports vary by culture.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Defining Sports
Sports in Society Issues and Controversies 2025 Release by Jay Coakley
Chapters 1-16
Chapter 1
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
,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
,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. Culture.
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
, 9. According to the definition often used by people in North America, which of the following would
be an example of a sport?
A. Jogging with friends on the weekend.
B. Racing in the Indianapolis 500.
C. Jumping rope in an aerobics class.
D. Playing chess in a city tournament.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Defining Sports
10. According to the definition often used by people in North America, sport is an activity that
involves
A. complex cognitive skills combined with complex physical skills.
B. physical challenges or competitive contests.
C. both cooperation and teamwork.
D. serious psychological and physical strategies.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Defining Sports
11. It is difficult to develop a single definition of sports because
A. men and women define sports in completely different terms.
B. genetic differences lead people to define sports differently.
C. people generally resist organized physical activities.
D. the organization and meaning of sports vary by culture.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Defining Sports
