TEST BANK
Sport and Physical Culture in
Canadian Society, 2nd Edition
by Jay Scherer
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 16)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1.Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society
2.Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory
3.Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective
4.Sport and Social Stratification
5.Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada
6.Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
7.Youth Sport and Physical Culture
8.Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture
9.Violence and Sport
10.Sport and Health
11.Sport, Media, and Ideology
12.Sport, Politics, and Policy
13.The Business of Sport
14.Globalization, Sport, and International Development
15.Sport and the Environment
16.Sport and the Future
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch16-1)
CHAPTER 16
SPORT AND THE FUTURE
1. The underlying theme of the sociology of sport field is that sport is a cultural form and social
practice that is:
a. functional for all members of society
b. rife with contradictions
c. an approved means to achieve general goals for the individual
d. an arena for individuals to vent their opinions about social injustice
Answer: B
Page: 356
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
2. The task of looking to the future, and of anticipating the directions that sport and physical
culture are going, requires all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Thinking about how contemporary trends are influenced by drivers of social change
b. Judging events of the past by present-day standards
c. Looking at the past and being sensitive to how events and trajectories are related to current
trends
d. Thinking critically and comparatively about contemporary trends
Answer: B
Page: 356
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
3. According to the authors, four interrelated and overarching categories have been associated
with major social changes. Which of the following is NOT one of those four categories?
a. Governance
b. Technology and media
c. Environment
d. Nationalism
Answer: D
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
4. Which of the following helped directly bring about the rise of neoliberal forms of
governance?
a. The rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s
b. The Cold War
c. The social and political upheavals of the 1960s and 70s in Europe and North America
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d. The rise of conservative governments in Britain and North America in the 1980s
Answer: D
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
5. Core concepts underpinning the political, economic and social ideology of neoliberalism
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Guidance by the principles of market rationality
b. Individualization of one’s health and wellbeing
c. Heightened government regulation and involvement
d. Entrepreneurialism
Answer: C
Page: 357
Difficulty: Challenging
Skill: Conceptual
6. Which of the following is based on the belief that a market rationality can be used to
effectively deal with social, economic, and environmental problems?
a. Neoliberalism
b. Neoconservatism
c. Globalization
d. Global governance
Answer: A
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
7. To use a market rationality means using the same principles that guide private business. The
main incentive, therefore, is secure profit. In most cases, this securing of profit requires that
businesses:
a. address environmental concerns
b. respond to the demands of their consumers
c. obey governmental rules and regulations
d. stay on top of technological advances
Answer: B
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
8. Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:
a. increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
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Sport and Physical Culture in
Canadian Society, 2nd Edition
by Jay Scherer
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 16)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1.Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society
2.Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory
3.Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective
4.Sport and Social Stratification
5.Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada
6.Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
7.Youth Sport and Physical Culture
8.Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture
9.Violence and Sport
10.Sport and Health
11.Sport, Media, and Ideology
12.Sport, Politics, and Policy
13.The Business of Sport
14.Globalization, Sport, and International Development
15.Sport and the Environment
16.Sport and the Future
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch16-1)
CHAPTER 16
SPORT AND THE FUTURE
1. The underlying theme of the sociology of sport field is that sport is a cultural form and social
practice that is:
a. functional for all members of society
b. rife with contradictions
c. an approved means to achieve general goals for the individual
d. an arena for individuals to vent their opinions about social injustice
Answer: B
Page: 356
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
2. The task of looking to the future, and of anticipating the directions that sport and physical
culture are going, requires all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Thinking about how contemporary trends are influenced by drivers of social change
b. Judging events of the past by present-day standards
c. Looking at the past and being sensitive to how events and trajectories are related to current
trends
d. Thinking critically and comparatively about contemporary trends
Answer: B
Page: 356
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
3. According to the authors, four interrelated and overarching categories have been associated
with major social changes. Which of the following is NOT one of those four categories?
a. Governance
b. Technology and media
c. Environment
d. Nationalism
Answer: D
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
4. Which of the following helped directly bring about the rise of neoliberal forms of
governance?
a. The rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s
b. The Cold War
c. The social and political upheavals of the 1960s and 70s in Europe and North America
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d. The rise of conservative governments in Britain and North America in the 1980s
Answer: D
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
5. Core concepts underpinning the political, economic and social ideology of neoliberalism
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Guidance by the principles of market rationality
b. Individualization of one’s health and wellbeing
c. Heightened government regulation and involvement
d. Entrepreneurialism
Answer: C
Page: 357
Difficulty: Challenging
Skill: Conceptual
6. Which of the following is based on the belief that a market rationality can be used to
effectively deal with social, economic, and environmental problems?
a. Neoliberalism
b. Neoconservatism
c. Globalization
d. Global governance
Answer: A
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
7. To use a market rationality means using the same principles that guide private business. The
main incentive, therefore, is secure profit. In most cases, this securing of profit requires that
businesses:
a. address environmental concerns
b. respond to the demands of their consumers
c. obey governmental rules and regulations
d. stay on top of technological advances
Answer: B
Page: 357
Difficulty: Moderate
Skill: Conceptual
8. Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:
a. increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
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