Deck 16: Sport and the Future

Question 1

All of the following are listed in the text as possible reasons for the declining rates of hockey participation in Canada EXCEPT:

A) A rejection of some of the mainstream values that are commonly associated with organized hockey
B) A decline in Canadian hockey role models
C) Growing concerns about injuries and concussions
D) Greater interest in less expensive sports like basketball and soccer

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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
D) The rise of conservative governments in Britain and North America in the 1980s

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is the LEAST likely to be thought of as a main 'arrival city' for new immigrants first arriving into Canada?

A) Vancouver
B) Montreal
C) Calgary
D) Toronto

Answer 3

C

Question 4

If you are examining the consequences of neoliberal forms of governance on Canadian society, what would you most likely find?

A) Increased inequality between the social classes
B) Declining businesses
C) A narrowing rich-poor divide and greater distribution of wealth
D) Increased relative wealth of the top 1% earners

Question 5

Within a neoliberal model that promotes consumer-driven responses to social concerns, the target market for new and existing programs would be those who:

A) are unable to afford the programs already offered
B) are members of minority groups
C) can readily afford user fees
D) require reduced user fees

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered, by some, a "lifestyle sport"?

A) BASE jumping
B) Ultimate (Frisbee)
C) parkour
D) tennis

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

One in eight Canadians in general live below the poverty line, compared to one in _____ first-generation immigrants.

A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six

Question 10

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

Question 11

When it is believed that rational customers will be able to use their purchasing power to support prosocial societal changes by choosing the best services, we have a neoliberal approach to government funding referred to as:

A) New management governance
B) new public management
C) restoration governance
D) democratic management

Question 12

A key critique not in the text of companies that offer charitable solutions to help low-income families participate in sport, like Canadian Tire's Jumpstart program, is that:

A) They do not raise enough money to be of any use
B) They are not effective at targeting the right families in need
C) They fail to address the broader structural dynamics associated with economic inequality
D) They have a negative influence on a companies public relations and corporate branding efforts

Question 13

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

Question 14

Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:

A) increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
B) increase funding for research into appropriate programs for a society's problems
C) decrease funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems
D) demonstrate an increased interest in social programs of all types

Question 15

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

Question 16

According to the authors' predictions for the future of sport in Canada, what will be the future role of NGOs?

A) They will continue to, and perhaps increasingly, work to fill the gaps in sport left by governments.
B) They will work with governments to provide services to those who can afford user fees.
C) They will likely diminish in size and number as governments increase their efforts to provide sport programs to all in Canada.
D) They will shift their focus away from sport to social problems of a more national concern.

Question 17

The usual participants of parkour are:

A) young females
B) older females
C) young males
D) older females

Question 18

One of the main reasons stated in the text for why politicians will likely continue to promote their populist platforms and political images through associations with sport is that:

A) Doing so will remind voters of previous sporting successes
B) Sport remains a key platform for political protests and social movements
C) These strategies allow politicians to cultivate images as 'ordinary' people
D) Corporations are more likely to support the political campaigns of politicians if they promote an image of being sport-loving

Question 19

Who was it that gained further notoriety after telling Lebron James to 'shut up and dribble'?

A) US President Donald Trump
B) Fox News journalist Laura Ingraham
C) Former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling
D) Former White House press secretary Sarah Saunders

Question 20

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

Question 21

The idea that holding a sport mega-event is the best avenue toward development for all citizens would be most likely held by:

A) members of marginalized groups
B) members of the IOC
C) members of sport for development and peace organizations
D) local citizens

Question 22

Which of the following was NOT one of the predictions made about Canadian sport cultures?

A) Participation rates will increase in lifestyle sports relative to mainstream sports
B) Sport will continue to be used, and may actually increase in use, as a site for political protest
C) Canadian sports cultures will become less diverse as choices narrow
D) Sport will continue to be governed by neoliberal political and economic ideologies

Question 23

Which of the following do the authors suggest or predict regarding the use of Indigenous mascots and logos for sports teams?

A) The practice has almost entirely come to an end
B) The practice will eventually come to an end
C) It is unlikely the practice will ever come to an end
D) The endeavour to end this practice is more challenging than dealing with the ongoing impact of intergenerational trauma associated with the residential school system

Question 24

Sociologist Harry Edwards has suggested what potential solution to the social, environmental and economic problems associated with building new facilities for each and every Olympic Games?

A) Existing athletic facilities would always be used instead of building new ones
B) Games would take place across multiple countries and cities
C) One venue in one city would be chosen to host all future Games
D) Reducing the number of sports in each Games relative to what existing facilities are already in place

Question 25

In the future, it is predicted that our consumption experiences will be all of the following EXCEPT:

A) On-demand
B) Interactive
C) Privatized
D) Homogenized

Question 26

According to the prediction made about sport for development and peace organizations, we should expect these organizations to:

A) lessen in importance and value in the eyes of both government and individuals
B) disappear entirely, as they become redundant
C) become less local and more international in purpose and structure
D) remain strong and likely increase in upcoming years

Question 27

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is put forward in the text as a good example of:

A) A deviant Paralympian, after having been charged with murdering his girlfriend
B) A prosthetically enhanced athlete who began to surpass able-bodied athletes in terms of performance
C) An athlete capable of transcending post-apartheid racism due to his broad appeal in South Africa
D) An athlete whose success as both a Paralympian and Olympian allowed him to transcend the discriminatory structures of ableism

Question 28

Innovations in the field of biotechnology will lead to _____, according to one of the predictions made about the future of sport.

A) an increase in profits for those who invest in competitive sport
B) less public interest in competitive sport
C) new ethical dilemmas in competitive sport
D) decreased numbers of athletes in competitive sport

Question 29

With respect to technology, what would you argue to a friend will become an increasingly important component of formal and informal physical activity programs of all kinds?

A) Television
B) video games
C) music videos
D) radio programs

Question 30

While it is easy to predict that participation rates, generally, will decline for gridiron football, the authors suggest some unintended consequences. Which of the following was NOT suggested as one of these unintended consequences?

A) Boys and young men from less affluent families will continue to aspire to play the game in the pursuit of educational opportunities
B) Girls and young women who have traditionally been denied the opportunity to play the sport may take to it in greater numbers
C) Sponsors and broadcasters will turn away from the sport, and its status in North American culture will subsequently decline
D) Boys and young men from minority racial and ethnic backgrounds will continue to aspire to play football in the pursuit of careers in professional sport