Test Bank Sport and Physical Culture in
Canadian Society 2nd Edition (Scherer &
Wilson) Complete Exam Questions &
Answers
define HEGEMONY - answer-leadership or dominance, especially by one social group over
others
Hockey's history is a masculine hegemony!!!! (oh, did I forget to mention that it was mostly
white too?)
define SOCIETY - answer-Structured Social Relations and Institutions which exist a large
community of people
- "way of life" that includes Norms and Traditions
- cannot be reduced to simply individuals
define SPORT - answer-a social construction, produced thru social interaction with prevailing
Social, Political, and Economic contexts
- formally organized, competitive, regulated by institutions -- b/c of capitalism
- an HISTORICAL, and ONGOING STRUGGLE (between class, race, gender and ethnicity)
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, what is Sociology? - answer-a way of examining social life-- interactions and relationships
between Groups, Social Structures, Ideologies, Power Relations and Institutions which can
either enable or constrain individuals and groups.
define HISTORICAL SENSITIVITY - answer-awareness of how the histories of society have
influenced present aspects of sport
-how sport developed, where it came from -- social construction
-how can we use these perspectives of the past to understand the POWER RELATIONS and
SOCIAL RELATIONS that have shaped it?
allows us to see how transformation happens
question the "taken-for-granted assumptions of the present that have been developed and
sustained over time"
define PHYSICAL CULTURE - answer-the relationship between physical body and Culture
- the way the body moves has Representations and Meanings assigned to it-- associated with
Power and Domination
define IDEOLOGY - answer-"Common sense" ideas and widespread beliefs
- serves the interests of Dominant Groups to Legitimize Their Position
---> the power imbalance and hegemony
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Canadian Society 2nd Edition (Scherer &
Wilson) Complete Exam Questions &
Answers
define HEGEMONY - answer-leadership or dominance, especially by one social group over
others
Hockey's history is a masculine hegemony!!!! (oh, did I forget to mention that it was mostly
white too?)
define SOCIETY - answer-Structured Social Relations and Institutions which exist a large
community of people
- "way of life" that includes Norms and Traditions
- cannot be reduced to simply individuals
define SPORT - answer-a social construction, produced thru social interaction with prevailing
Social, Political, and Economic contexts
- formally organized, competitive, regulated by institutions -- b/c of capitalism
- an HISTORICAL, and ONGOING STRUGGLE (between class, race, gender and ethnicity)
1
, what is Sociology? - answer-a way of examining social life-- interactions and relationships
between Groups, Social Structures, Ideologies, Power Relations and Institutions which can
either enable or constrain individuals and groups.
define HISTORICAL SENSITIVITY - answer-awareness of how the histories of society have
influenced present aspects of sport
-how sport developed, where it came from -- social construction
-how can we use these perspectives of the past to understand the POWER RELATIONS and
SOCIAL RELATIONS that have shaped it?
allows us to see how transformation happens
question the "taken-for-granted assumptions of the present that have been developed and
sustained over time"
define PHYSICAL CULTURE - answer-the relationship between physical body and Culture
- the way the body moves has Representations and Meanings assigned to it-- associated with
Power and Domination
define IDEOLOGY - answer-"Common sense" ideas and widespread beliefs
- serves the interests of Dominant Groups to Legitimize Their Position
---> the power imbalance and hegemony
2
