SPMA 1P93 TEST #2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Ageism refers to...: discrimination against an individual, based solely on their perceived age
2. What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?: ensures that "employers cannot legally
discriminate against people because of their age with respect to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing,
promotion, compensation, benefits, and the quality of job assignments"
3. Classification structure for disability in sport (5 structures): a) Fully Integrated: all
atheltes participate with no modification
b) Modified Integrated: athletes with disabilities participate with some modifications to the sport
c) Parallel Activities: persons with a disability participate in the same activity, but do so in their own way
d) Adapted Activities: people without a disability participate in sports designed for persons with a disability
e) Discrete Activities: people with a disability participate in activities with other athletes with disabilities
4. Large-Scale Disability Sport Events:: - Paralympics
- Deaf Olympics
- Special Olympics
5. Two factors that ensure the continuing viability of organizations to support
diversity initiatives including those relating to disability sport:: - Capacity
- Champions
6. socioeconomic status takes into account three primary factors: - Income
- Education
- Occupation
7. Class Approach: a power and privilege focus, with particular emphasis on how power, political action, and
socially constructed realities economically and socially advantage some at the expense of others
8. Within sport, institutionalized activities often reinforce classism. These in-
clude:: - Participation
1/5
, - Viewers
- Youth Sport
9. Sport for Development (SFD): Activities that include sport as a way of tackling concerns related to
individual, community, national, and international development
10. Sport for Development and Peace (SDP): Similar to SFD, but the goals and concerns include
fostering peace and reconciliation among traditionally hostile groups
11. Types of SDP Models: 1. Sport-Only Approach: Organized leagues or physical activity without any explicit
outside objectives
2. Sport-Plus Approach: "Organizations whose core activity is sport, which is sued and adapted in various ways to achieve
2/5
1. Ageism refers to...: discrimination against an individual, based solely on their perceived age
2. What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?: ensures that "employers cannot legally
discriminate against people because of their age with respect to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing,
promotion, compensation, benefits, and the quality of job assignments"
3. Classification structure for disability in sport (5 structures): a) Fully Integrated: all
atheltes participate with no modification
b) Modified Integrated: athletes with disabilities participate with some modifications to the sport
c) Parallel Activities: persons with a disability participate in the same activity, but do so in their own way
d) Adapted Activities: people without a disability participate in sports designed for persons with a disability
e) Discrete Activities: people with a disability participate in activities with other athletes with disabilities
4. Large-Scale Disability Sport Events:: - Paralympics
- Deaf Olympics
- Special Olympics
5. Two factors that ensure the continuing viability of organizations to support
diversity initiatives including those relating to disability sport:: - Capacity
- Champions
6. socioeconomic status takes into account three primary factors: - Income
- Education
- Occupation
7. Class Approach: a power and privilege focus, with particular emphasis on how power, political action, and
socially constructed realities economically and socially advantage some at the expense of others
8. Within sport, institutionalized activities often reinforce classism. These in-
clude:: - Participation
1/5
, - Viewers
- Youth Sport
9. Sport for Development (SFD): Activities that include sport as a way of tackling concerns related to
individual, community, national, and international development
10. Sport for Development and Peace (SDP): Similar to SFD, but the goals and concerns include
fostering peace and reconciliation among traditionally hostile groups
11. Types of SDP Models: 1. Sport-Only Approach: Organized leagues or physical activity without any explicit
outside objectives
2. Sport-Plus Approach: "Organizations whose core activity is sport, which is sued and adapted in various ways to achieve
2/5
