Chapter 14 Assessment--Sports and the Mass Media

Which of the following is not required for something to be considered a sport?

• competition

• outdoors

• physical skill

• rules

Which of the following is not considered a sport?

• chess

• bowling

• swimming

• volleyball

Which of the following sports is an example of direct competition?

• figure skating

• diving

• pole vaulting

• football

Which of the following sports is an example of an indirect competition measured against a pre-set standard?

• ice hockey

• baseball

• ski jumping

• gymnastics

Which of the following is not a characteristic that distinguishes sport as a social institution?

• urbanization

• specialization

• quatification

• bureaucratization

The Greeks building athletic facilities for the general population and providing pensions for winning athletes is an example of

• secularization

• equality

• specialization

• rationalization

Established rules in sports is a key component of

• quantification

• specialization

• rationalization

• bureaucratization

Which activity is linked with the bureaucratization of sports?

• establishing a particular talent

• establishing an organization

• establishing methods of measurement

• establishing equality

Which of the following social perspectives focuses on how sport diverts attention from social injustice by providing a distraction?

• functionalist perspective

• conflict perspective

• interactionist perspective

• none of these responses are correct

Which of the following is not a focus of the interactionist perspective of sport?

• inequality

• symbols

• norms

• values