Deck 18: Sociology of Sport

Question 1

In the desocialisation process, the individual needs

A)peace
B)friends
C)to find another occupation
D)to find an identity other than being an athlete

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In which year did SAFA officially become a member of FIFA? A: 1991
B)1992
C)1993
D)1994

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Professional socialisation occurs when

A)children become successful
B)adults enter swimming competitions
C)an athlete starts an athletic career that means making a livelihood out of being a competitor
D)adults become involved in sports

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Exploring gender and societal change means

A)confronting challenges related to patriarchal practices and policies
B)patriarchal structures
C)under-representation of women
D)gender inequality

Question 5

What does the term 'social worlds' refer to?

A)sports activities
B)professional sorts careers
C)individual spaces and places in which people find them at a given time
D)political system

Question 6

Socialisation is the process by which people

A)absorb culture
B)norms and values
C)identities
D)develop a sense of self and learn the ways of the society in which they live

Question 7

The sociology of sports' research studies a wide variety of sports including spontaneous play, indigenous games and

A)cricket games
B)swimming events
C)long jump events
D)competitive event

Question 8

The influx of British soldiers contributed to the spread of

A)equestrian events
B)sporting events
C)female athleticism
D)masculine athleticism and male sports

Question 9

.Race and sports in South Africa is linked to

A)culture
B)private schools
C)colonialism
D)nationalist sports

Question 10

In the commercial area of sports, elite athletes have become

A)a country's national teams
B)migrant workers seeking professional careers in sports across national borders
C)rugby players
D)contract players

Question 11

According to Coakley, in the internalisation model of reasoning, socialisation was mainly

A)seen as a one-way process with significant others (parents, teachers or coaches)
B)team setting
C)social setting
D)social development

Question 12

Rugby became associated with which nationalism and identity?

A)British
B)Swedish
C)Afrikaaner
D)Indian

Question 13

According to Moonda, what is still present to this day in sports?

A)racial divides
B)gender inequity
C)anomalies
D)separate travel structures

Question 14

Coakely and Burnett defined sports as

A)mental challenges
B)competitions
C)roles and social arrangements
D)institutionalised competitive activities that involve physical challenges

Question 15

Gender equity became a government priority when gender issues were addressed in

A)the National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill
B)the Group Areas Act
C)the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act
D)the Native Consolidation Act

Question 16

Gender identity and relative marginalisation is examined by

A)gender activists
B)feminist theorists
C)traditionalists
D)pacifists

Question 17

Indirect or secondary roles of spectatorship involve

A)mental commitment
B)emotional commitment
C)association with a team
D)both emotional commitment and association with a team

Question 18

The 1995 Rugby World Cup history was framed around

A)social transformation agenda
B)reconciliation politics of the then President, Nelson Mandela
C)media transformation
D)racial integration

Question 19

The current sports development focus of the government is A: to address school sport by providing opportunities for mass participation
B)to provide material resources
C)to coach learners
D)to provide space for sports

Question 20

In the interactional model, socialisation is explained through

A)cultural production
B)the process of participatory learning
C)changes at multiple levels
D)global communication

Question 21

Which South African athlete falls outside normative boundaries of the binary classification model?

A)Caster Semenya
B)Carina Horn
C)Janice Joseph
D)Marsha Cox

Question 22

Homophobia is a generalised fear of

A)lesbians
B)gay men
C)bisexuals
D)lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transsexual and intersexed people

Question 23

Sport for development and peace relates to a social movement of stakeholders using sport as a tool for

A)cultural development
B)political development
C)social and human development
D)socio-political development

Question 24

Sports within societal contexts attracts scholarly interests from mainstream sociologists, anthropologists and

A)psychologists
B)sports therapists
C)sport sociologists
D)physiotherapists

Question 25

Sporting bodies

A)set rules and standards for a particular sport
B)govern schools
C)act as management committees
D)play games

Question 26

Haka, the war dance, is performed by

A)the South African rugby team
B)the Australian rugby team
C)the Samoan rugby team
D)the New Zealand rugby team

Question 27

Punitive measures are based on

A)assumptions
B)reasonings
C)assumptions of what is exemplary or acceptable behaviour
D)non-assumptions

Question 28

At the 1968 Olympics, American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave

A)the 'white' salute
B)the 'black' salute
C)the 'brown' salute
D)the 'red' salute

Question 29

A shared pool of symbolic knowledge and meanings that inform and guide collective behaviour

A)sports
B)culture
C)models
D)politics

Question 30

Sport does not reflect the social worlds of different populations and/or groups.

Question 31

A sporting culture is mostly

A)participation in the Olympics
B)competing in sports
C)a common understanding of values and behaviour that is distinguishable between sports
D)international competitions

Question 32

South Africa won the Rubgy World Cup in 2007.

Question 33

Many South Africans play cricket, rugby and soccer for prestigious clubs in the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan.

Question 34

The 'sport plus' model focuses on

A)the traditional model of structured competitive sport
B)sports for addressing social issues
C)gender empowerment
D)youth leadership

Question 35

The status of different sports is connected to gender and economics in different ways.

Question 36

Hansie Cronje brought which game into disrepute?

A)Rugby
B)Soccer
C)Tennis
D)Cricket

Question 37

When athletes convey a culture that sets them apart from others, they become

A)actors
B)role models
C)coaches
D)Olympians

Question 38

Modern sports were introduced to South Africa in the 1900s.

Question 39

Culture is linked to

A)socialisation
B)isolation
C)exclusion
D)disconnection

Question 40

The 'plus sport' model refers to projects where sport is used to address societal issues in

A)schools
B)rich communities
C)tertiary institutions
D)disenfranchised and impoverished communities

Question 41

Former President, Nelson Mandela, did not use sport as a unifier.

Question 42

Transgressions in sporting activities may be penalised by sporting bodies

Question 43

There is no difference between patterns for behaviour and patterns of behaviour

Question 44

It is important to realise gender issues are not only for women - it is a societal issue.

Question 45

Feminist theories expose gender-related discriminatory practices in sports.

Question 46

A child's identification with sport role models is not an agent of socialization.

Question 47

Gender discrimination is seen in culture and sporting traditions supported by commercial forces.

Question 48

In real-life settings, life skills development is not an inherent part of sports programmes.

Question 49

Sporting bodies do not regulate the way a game is played.

Question 50

Women are still under-represented in South African sports administration..

Question 51

People across the world are not socialised through their involvement in sport.

Question 52

Doping refers to athletes taking performance-enhancing substances.

Question 53

Gender ideology does not follow the notion of a simple binary classification model.

Question 54

The desocialisation process often causes trauma.

Question 55

Race and ethnicity are social constructs.

Question 56

The urban black, Indian and coloured population had a lot to offer in terms of sports and recreation.

Question 57

In 2012, at the London Olympic Games, all national teams included female athletes for the first time.

Question 58

In 1967, South Africa was expelled from the IOC.

Question 59

The Native Consolidation Act of 1945 and the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act of 1953 prevented mixed sports.

Question 60

Many impoverished communities are still relatively disadvantaged through the legacy of apartheid.

Question 61

When players start a sporting career they are socialised into a sporting career.

Question 62

Modern sport was introduced to South Africa in the 1900s.

Question 63

Sport does not illuminate key sociological concepts of culture, structures and social institutions.

Question 64

Socialisation is a complex process where multiple factors intersect.

Question 65

Male identification means that women in positions of power are not questioned.